Boy looking over

Artist Bio

I am best described as a mixed media artist using printmaking techniques, collage and oil pastel. Cutting, tearing and altering discarded work is usually the starting point to create mostly small works on paper or found materials, always inviting a closer look to discover what might be within. Inspiration comes from storytelling, observation of fragments of daily life and the surrounding environment both rural and urban. Lately I have an interest in using card and found materials to scratch and tear into using dry point type techniques. I do not have a printing press, so hand printing is a preference and often the rawness of the plate is what I like, using monochrome tones and leaving the card in this raw state often seems necessary in my response to what’s on my mind. 2 of the works shown is using this technique.