Detail of The overseer - collagraph
Detail of The overseer - collagraph

The overseer
This is a collagraph print created from en plein air drawings made during April in the beautiful gardens at Great Dixter where I am a volunteer Garden Steward. The print is an example of work progressed from Dixter diaries sketchbook drawings and was printed during my Dumfries House print residency.

Day of the dead selfie - screen print
Day of the dead selfie - screen print

Day of the Dead selfie
I'm excited about exploring screen printing as a medium after being awarded the inaugural Sonsoles Print Studio Prize. The design uses my Catrina selfie digital drawing merged with a photo I'd taken of the The Disk of Mictlāntēcutli (also known as the Disk of Death) at the National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City (that had wowed us when we visited).
Screen print edition, 6 prints.

Original digital postcard. Catrina selfie.
Original digital postcard. Catrina selfie.
Digital design for Day fo the Dead selfie
Digital design for Day fo the Dead selfie
Day of the Dead edition - first layer
Day of the Dead edition - first layer
Lightbox processes my Day of the Dead selfie positive
Lightbox processes my Day of the Dead selfie positive
The Overseer - collagraph
The Overseer - collagraph
Karen printing in the Dumfries House print making facility
Karen printing in the Dumfries House print making facility
Graphite imprint - Peacock Garden Great Dixter
Graphite imprint - Peacock Garden Great Dixter
Collagraph block
Collagraph block