I exhibit all year round in three places:
L'Atelier11, 11 Brackley Road, Towcester, NN12 6DH.
The Art Space/Gallery, owned by Artist Printmaker, Iain Hodgkinson, showcases our work together with occasional featured artists, ceramics and high quality art materials. www.latelier11.uk
Our Spring Exhibition, featuring new work by Printmaker Jeannelise Edelsten, will run from 16 March.
The Buckinghamshire Craft Guild www.buckinghamshirecraftguild.co.uk
Bafa Gallery, the Community arm of Buckingham Art for All (Bafa) www.buckinghamartforall.co.uk is co-ordinated by me and exhibits artwork in venues throughout Buckingham. My work is currently at Body Matters Beauty www.bodymattersbeauty.co.uk, The Kings Head Public House www.thekingsheadcoffeebar.com, The Tourist Information Office and The Woolpack Public House www.thewoolpackbuckingham.com.
I love the endless variety and serendipity of printmaking processes. The printmaker first makes a plate then inks it and transfers the image onto another surface, in my case paper.
My core inspiration is the natural world both in subject matter and the materials I use in my favourite printmaking technique, Collagraph. My plates are made by creating a collage on card; I collect, dry and press leaves, flowers and bark using them with upcycled materials, like string and the discarded waste from when I make linocuts, before gluing them down and varnishing ready for printing. I like to exploit layers and texture as much as possible.
After studying Printmaking with Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College in 2005/6 I completed a two year Higher Professional Diploma in Creative Arts (Printmaking) with distinction at West Hertfordshire College in 2008.
Becoming a member of Milton Keynes Printmakers; Bucks, Beds and Herts Print Society; Leicester Print Workshop and Buckinghamshire Art Society, I was invited to become a Founder Member of the Buckinghamshire Craft Guild in 2017. I am also a member of the Printmakers Council.
I helped set up Buckingham Art for All in 2008 and co-coordinate their Gallery, in a variety of venues in Buckingham, and Printmakers’ network; both of which I initiated to support people in developing their skills.