La Cantina

I am a Derbyshire-based printmaker. My love affair with print was born of a lifelong love of photography. I’ve been taking photographs as long as I can remember, but it was only in 2018/19 that I took my first steps in printmaking, initially using my photos as the basis for silk screen prints.

 

Having discovered the creative possibilities of that medium, I was instantly hooked and it’s really no exaggeration to say that it was the start of a life-changing creative journey on which every step brings new discoveries, new techniques, and new ideas.

 

Inspiration can come from anything at any time, and I don't restrict myself to any particular theme or subject area. I work across a range of techniques but particularly enjoy those that lend themselves to the use of my own photographic images, with solar plate etching, cyanotype and screen printing being my current favourites, although I also enjoy experimenting in other relief and intaglio methods.

 

On the whole, there are no particular ideals or themes behind my work; some of it may be more ‘serious’ and meaningful (and even, very occasionally, 'political'!) while some is altogether more light-hearted, but mostly it’s simply intended to be pleasing to the eye and perhaps the imagination. Above all, I make images for the joy of creating them and I hope they’ll bring some of that joy to the people who look at them..

Monotype Screen Print

58x45cm

Framed