I’m a printmaker, book artist and poet with a love of patterns, visible and invisible. My work incorporates the structures and patterns of the built environment, the natural world, the complexity of family relationships, and the relentless impacts of time on all of it. I seek to understand the meaning that lies at the heart of the patterns as they’re created, disrupted and reformed over time and whether it is pattern or chaos that governs in a universe that appears to swing between the duality of pain and grace.

I’m a restless explorer of ideas and imagery, and often combine multiple printmaking techniques in my work. The pieces can include etching, screen print, monoprint, collograph and shellac plates as well as collage. I love using my hands, and the manipulation of material triggers new ideas and inspiration. One of the reasons I love printmaking is the element of surprise and the opportunity to use “mistakes” to create a new direction.

My artist books are created from my print material and sometimes incorporate my original poetry. Book structure, imagery, text, typeface, page order and pacing are carefully selected to enhance the story.