Drypoint printmaking workshop at Itchen Valley learning hub

Simple step by step guide to paper lithgraphy using photocopies to produce coloured prints

Earlier this year Courtx tennis club in Southsea Hampshire invited me to have a solo exhibition during spring/summer 2024. As part of the show they asked me to do a Q&A to give people a bit more insight into my creative practice.

Simple step by step guide to getting started with cyanotype printing using Love to Print cyanotype kit.

I answer the most frequently asked questions about cyanotype printing and using the love to print cyanotype kit.

Step by step guide to cutting and printing a simple lino cut design.

Calculating correct solar plate exposure using one plate for both aquatint and positive exposure values.

It all begins with an idea.

This blog documents a great course I attended at West Dean College spring 2018. It was an ‘exploring coloured slips’ course run by ceramicist Jane Abbott and provided an excellent introduction to creative mark making combining clay and coloured slips to produce unique designs.

The making of a 5 metre panoramic screenprinted artwork I made for my final MA show at Winchester School of Art in 2008

I went on Steve Edwards excellent two day etched lino course at Ochre Printmakers in Guildford in April 2018. I’m sharing my observations and results from the weekend as Steve was a generous teacher and there was so much useful information shared.

A blog covering step by step instructions of how to etch traditional lino with caustic soda solution.

Polystyrene tile printing is a fun, easy and affordable introduction to printmaking which can be done at home or in a classroom environment. There’s a free instruction sheet to download and a second post with a tutorial video covering polystyrene tile printing on paper and fabric