Handmade, original prints exploring emotional connections to place.
Jo in her studio (aka the kitchen) inking up a linocut with her Gunning No. 2 etching press in the background
Jo in her studio (aka the kitchen) inking up a linocut with her Gunning No. 2 etching press in the background
Artist Statement
Peeling back the paper from the plate is a magical moment, the big reveal; the answer to the question, the prompting of more questions. This is what fascinates me about printmaking and why I choose to explore my connection to place through the medium of print.
My work is rooted in places I feel connected to, most regularly the Swinley Forest, which borders my village. I record the changing seasons, the transience and vulnerability of the natural world and consider the impact of humans on our changing landscape. Human desire to exert control over the landscape and nature’s possibility of evading that control is fascinating, particularly in the context of a forest managed for timber production.
The technical side of printmaking requires patience and practise, yet it is an artform which lends itself to experimentation. At the core of my practise is a deep-rooted desire to experiment, explore and ask ‘what happens if…?’. Experimenting with a range of techniques leads to one informing another and prompting new ideas. This leads to new ways of looking at the landscape and so process and experience become cyclical.
Exhibitions
(see Events page for details of upcoming exhibition and events)
2024
'Planet Earth: Our Fragile Home' South Hill Park, Bracknell
MA Arts Programme Graduate Show UAL Central Saint Martins, London
2023
'Grotto' UAL Central Saint Martins & Coal Tip Yard, London
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair The Fireworks Factory, London
Southbank Printmakers Mini Print Competition London
Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition Inbe Art Space, Japan
'Spring Exhibition' The Old Fire Station Gallery, Henley-on-Thames
‘The University of the Arts London’ Gallery Takeover, The Paxton Centre, London
Central Saint Martins MA Arts Programme Interim Exhibition Trinity Wharf, London
2022
Southbank Printmakers Mini Print Competition London
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair The Fireworks Factory, London
'Making Marks' Royal Berks Hospital, Reading
'Wild Surrey' Lightbox Gallery, Woking
2021
Southbank Printmakers Mini Print Competition London
Tide Lines II awarded the Lucie Green Printmakers Prize
'About Time' The Old Fire Station Gallery, Henley-on-Thames
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair The Fireworks Factory, London
D31 Art Prize Longlisted, Online
'Makings' Adams Gallery, Reigate