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Summer holidays are always a weird time; the everyday routines go out of the window and suddenly there are two children hanging about...

Since October 2022 I’ve been keeping a regular blog about my work for my MA in Fine Art on a separate site.  The course is assessed by...

I did a two day online course with Cas Holmes as I wanted to explore my ideas about patchwork and stitching further. Cas works with...

One of the reasons I wanted to undertake the Masters course was to really push myself out of my comfort zone and experiment. I also...

I started my course, MA Fine Art: Digital (the digital meaning it's delivered online) at UAL Central Saint Martins in September, it's now...

I do love a good craft fair, both as a vendor and a customer. I see craft fairs as an opportunity to buy unique products that I just...

Printmaking is one of those disciplines that inevitably leads to a certain amount of rejects. Everyone has had that moment when you peel...

I'm not really one for formal new years resolutions but this year I want to try to cure myself of one thing: I am a terrible...

It's that time of year when thoughts start turning to what you might like to wrap and put under the tree, or look forward to receiving. ...

I seem to have found a type of sketching and sketchbook that really works for me and which I enjoy. I thought I'd give you a peek. I've...

My first forays into linocutting were made with an Essdee kit I bought at Cass Art for £20. The kits comes with a cutting tool handle...

My first forays into linocutting were made with an Essdee kit I bought at Cass Art for £20. The kits comes with a cutting tool handle...

I'd like to introduce you to one of my favourite places: West Dean College of Arts and Conservation. I mention it a lot so thought it was...

One of the saddest things for me about the restrictions we've all been living with over the past year has been the closing of art...

I find it quite hard to call myself 'an artist' or 'a printmaker'. From what I can gather listening to my favourite 'Ask an Artist'...

I recently completed an interview for Haychley Webb's the 'Meet the Printmaker' series. If you're interested in reading about...

I'd like to introduce my latest reduction linocut print 'Spring Mist in Green'. I'm so excited about it I thought I'd write a little...

I've been asked a few times what the big 'roller thing' I often use is, so I thought I'd introduce my Akua pin press. Some of the first...

Here's a little look at what I carry about with me, just in case the opportunity to stop and scribble presents itself. I'm one of those...

"Hello, I'm Jo and I like printmaking" was the opener to my first newsletter. I'm hoping to produce one every couple of months and...