I am an artist and printmaker based in Berwickshire. I’ve maintained a daily sketching practice for fourteen years. For the last eight years I have experimented with many different printmaking techniques, including monoprint, relief and intaglio techniques. I am largely self taught, with a background in web and digital design, but have attended year long courses at Edinburgh College of Art and Leith School of Art. I began with short courses at Edinburgh Printmakers and Northern Print.
I run regular printmaking workshops from my Eyemouth studio and work with local social enterprises Allanbank Arts, ReTweed, Birkhill House, and Transform Arts to deliver workshops to marginalised groups, sheltered housing residents and local schools. I also run a series of classes called ‘Print Club’ where individuals can experiment with a variety of different techniques over the course of a number of weeks.
My recent work explores that liminal place, the edge of the sea, and I am currently developing a body of work celebrating the natural shapes and forms using recycled materials such as tetrapak and cereal boxes. I use handmade paper or recycled material to print on wherever possible, and I am passionate about using eco-friendly and found materials in my work to reduce my climate impact. I am currently working on a series of paper and fabric scrolls to create wall hangings.
Relevant Education
2021/22- Landscape Course at Leith School of Art
2018 - Printmaking course at Edinburgh College of Art
1999-2000 - MSc Multimedia Technology (Distinction) Napier University, Edinburgh
Exhibitions/Events
Festival of Printmaking in Scotland - 2024
Art at Ancrum - 2024
Alnmouth Arts Festival - 2024
Bridge Street Gallery, Berwick 2019 - 2023
Borders Art Fair - 2023
Edinburgh Palette and Leith School of Art (Painting group shows) - 2022
Swimscapes and Seascapes - Edinburgh Art And Craft Collective - Joint exhibition, Summer 2021
No4 Gallery, St Abbs - 2018-2020
Selected Other
2023 - present - Committee member of newly formed ‘Printmakers of Scotland’ group responsible for setting up a yearly Scottish printmaking event. Responsibility for marketing.
2022 - Winner of Open Press Project outdoor print prize
2022 - Selected as part of Teeside Print Prize
2020 - Commission for Sir Walter Scott's 250th at Abbotsford House
Workshops/Teaching
2018 - Present - Allanbank Arts - Various workshops for general public, disadvantaged groups, sheltered housing groups & children.
2019 - Present - Birkhill House CIC - Workshops and work with local youth groups and marginalised groups.
2021 - Present - ReTweed (Eyemouth based social enterprise) - Workshops with public and marginalised groups.
2023 - Work with Transform Arts and Health in Mind to deliver a series of workshops to participants with mental health difficulties, designed to provide a safe and stimulating environment for creativity.
Ongoing - 2024 - Delivering weekly workshops to residents of Linkim Court, Eyemouth to encourage community and connection. Funded by BHA.
3rd/4th Feb 2024 - Delivered a funded workshop for National Storytelling Week with two other artists for Birkhill House.
Press
I was intereviewed by the Herald magazine last year, and featured in an article about how we adapt to the changing seasons. Read it online here.