A round up, and a look back, at early Autumn and events coming up;

Its been a funny old few weeks. Trying to keep some sort of momentum going in the studio and work in progress amidst other distractions has proved challenging. The distractions have been fruitful though. Several trips to London (at last !!) to see shows, meet friends. Also, a series of workshops and a chance to meet and work with other local artists. On a few occasions, some location visits with my camera.

At Omega Print Studio, Monoprint and Drypoint day.

With just one more workshop to go in December before we say a farewell to 2021, its been an enjoyable remergence into running adult workshops. I like to mix it up a bit so i’ve delivered a Collagraph day, a day focusing on combining Drypoint with Mono print and a Bookmaking day. In Spring 2022 I have 2 Bookmaking days in the diary and am planning a few more. The published dates are on my Workshops page.

The few occasions i’ve managed to get to the shoreline with my camera have been bliss. Myself and Helen Terry have a new project under way and we have both been endeavouring to collect source inspiration. On other (cloudier) days i’ve also been doing some reading - although i’ve found that since the pandemic started my patience and ability to pour through a book has been much more flighty.

Looking towards Portsmouth Harbour from Portchester. Oct 21

Perhaps that is why making Artist books has me hooked. There is something so satisfying and calming about the stages, the absorption in the process. I’ve just finished a new book piece called 10 Inches to 1 mile. its about the fragile, transient shoreline around Portsmouth Harbour. Learning that parts of this area were under threat from urban expansion piqued my curiosity. I wanted to see this wetlands environment, and the development plans, for myself. This book piece is a kind of love letter to the natural environment around Tipner and pays homage to the super powers Wetland landscapes possess amidst the context of rising sea levels.