An update as It's been a while

10 January 2017

After a huge gap in time since my last blog post, I thought I would revive it! I have removed a few posts that are no longer relevant to my current practise, so if you have come here looking for jewellery or paintings, I'm afraid those two activities are no longer my area of focus.

Since my linocuts featured in the Summer Exhibition in 2011 and 2012, my printmaking has gone from strength to strength. Now, nearly five years on, I am so happy to be able to say that I have forged an artistic career for myself as a printmaker. It hasn't always been easy but it has been very enjoyable. I hope that I can continue to improve and develop and I hope that I will have many more years of success ahead of me.

Artfinder

In 2014 I displayed my work at Windsor Art Fair. Although the fair wasn't a roaring success for me, I was positioned near another printmaker; Luna North. She told me about a website called Artfinder that she was selling her work through. She encouraged me to give it a try, so in November 2014 I applied to sell my work with them, I was accepted onto the site and set up my shop. After only a couple of weeks I had my first sale, I was so pleased. A couple of sales later and just after Christmas, Artfinder featured me in their Art of the Day email and my linocuts started to sell in readily - all over the globe! I could't believe it. Now two years on and several features from Artfinder later, I have sold over 250 linocuts with them.
Thank you Artfinder, and thank you Luna North. Her work is lovely, see Luna's website
Luna's Artfinder shop (Edited in 2025, link removed as Luna is no longer on Artfinder)
My Artfinder shop

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

It is that time of year (again!) when I need to start thinking about what to enter into the Summer Exhibition. I have been entering every year since getting in; in 2015 I got a piece through rounds one and two and in 2016 I got a piece through round one, so I am still hopeful that I will get in again at some point! I'm not sure what my entries will be this year, I have a couple of ideas... 

50 Prints in 2017

I was pleased with the work I created in 2016 but a little disappointed with the quantity. I seemed to be so busy all the time, but not getting any artwork created - very frustrating! I am determined to cut down the time I spend on non artwork creating jobs! Already as I write this, I am into the second week of the year, I have completed one print and started another. Brilliant! My next blog post will be all about my 50 Prints in 2017