I came quite late to the linocut party, never knowingly having encountered a linocut print until about 12 years ago.

The reaction of most people I talk to now is "Lino printing? Oh yes I did that at school”
(- and there often follows tales of hard lino, blunt tools and minor injuries)

My education was seriously lacking in that respect - maybe I just went to the sort of school where they weren't going to let the kids loose with carving tools.

I adored drawing when I was young, studied Art up to A level, but there I stopped.
Life intervened and somehow, something I loved became something I never did.

The seeds of change were sown when I visited the Victoria gallery in Bath in 2012 and saw a printmaking exhibition: wonderful prints which were at the same time simple, bold, delicate, immediate and complex, a style that I hadn't encountered before which spoke to me. I was inspired to rush off, buy a starter kit and try for myself.
To paraphrase Mark Twain - "I never let schooling interfere with my education" so I embarked on a journey of discovery; to uncover the mysteries of printmaking. I was hooked. Proudly self taught, I developed skills through workshops, books, demonstrations and of course many, many hours of practise - trial and error.

Going forward, I have grown and developed my work and now have a dedicated printmaking studio and a thriving printmaking practise.
I enjoy exhibiting my prints at local events including Thame Art Crawl, Henley Arts Trail, Longwick Art show, Art on the Hill at Brill, Nettlebed Art Show, Otmoor Art show.
I have taken part in Oxfordshire Artweeks each year since 2018 with successful group and solo shows.
I was invited to become a member of Oxford Art Society in January 2019,
I have had prints shortlisted for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 2019 and 2024 and accepted for exhibition in 2024
My print “Christmas in the Covered Market” was selected to be included in the Oxford Art Book published in 2018 (info in the links section) and was commissioned as the 2020 Christmas card for an Oxford College.
My print "Lanterns in the Covered Market" was selected to be used as a display board by Oxford City Council in 2022 to promoting art in Oxford.
Another of my prints "Historic Oxford" is now licensed for use as a postcard for guests, by the Randolph Hotel Oxford.
I enjoy exhibiting and selling in person locally, I also have busy online shops here on my website, Artfinder and Etsy where I sell to the UK and internationally.
I teach linocut workshops in schools, community settings and in my studio which I thoroughly enjoy.

Beautiful, bold, colourful linocut prints inspired by British wildlife; our countryside, gardens, creatures and the changing seasons.
I have loved the countryside for as long as I can remember; wild flowers and weeds, animals, trees, birds and insects. My exhibition is a celebration of these in the medium of linocut.
For 2025 I am once again joining forces with talented artists and craftspeople exhibiting together at St Edmund Campion Catholic Church in Watlington. Come and spend a day visiting Watlington and its multitude of artists. There is free parking right outside our venue where you can pick up a map and follow the Watlington Artweeks trail.
Throughout 2025 I'll be busy making prints and teaching at home in South Oxfordshire.
I also exhibit and sell regularly at local events and online.
I’m always very pleased to chat about any aspects of my printmaking.
Please do have a look at my website, and follow me on Instagram or Facebook for all my up-to-date events.