PRACTICAL
There's something deeply calming about linocut printing. The slow process from designing an image, to transferring it onto a block, carving away what's not needed, inking it up and then peeling it back to reveal the print. It's not only soothing but satisfying too. I began printmaking over lockdown and quickly became addicted to the discipline; testing out inks and papers and lino, experimenting with colour and form, mark-making and negative spaces. Some of my prints were of places I loved to visit (independent bookshops and theatres) and some were of things I love to do (swimming outside and drinking coffee on a Sunday morning).
Printmaking gave me deep pleasure and I realised that, as an art teacher, I wanted to share the skill and joy. My first workshops were online over lockdown to LGBTQ+ people across the UK, some of whom are still in touch. After that, I began delivering workshops in
