The rich history embedded within the landscapes of Wales has become a strong source of inspiration for my printmaking practice. Welsh culture is steeped in folklore, tradition, and mythology, and this dense fountain of inspiration forms the seed of many of my works, transforming oral stories into images, which printmaking has always been used to do.
I work primarily through intaglio processes, using the physical and labour-intensive nature of printmaking to reflect the craft traditions embedded within folklore itself. The slow and labour-intensive nature of printmaking creates a deliberate rhythm that reflects the layered and evolving qualities of folklore, memory and storytelling. Influenced by illustrators such as Arthur Rackham, my prints are not intended as entirely unique images, but instead contribute to the long history of storytelling through illustration and print. I am particularly drawn to the repetitive, manual actions involved in etching and printing, where each stage leaves a physical trace of the maker’s hand. This repetition can be seen through how stories and myths are passed down, and so the repetition of printing connects me to the tradition of re-telling folklore.
'Forget-me-not', 2026, Lithography and watercolour onto Fabriano Rosapina
'Twrch Trwyth', 2026, Lithography onto Hahnemühle
'The wild wood', 2025, Dry point Zinc plate on white Somerset paper, 175x175mm
'The Death of Meinir, 2026,
Etching and aquatint on white Hahnemühle, 115x110mm
'The Hollow Oak', 2025, Etching and aquatint on white summerset satin, 150x150mm
'Moonlit Waves' 2024, Monoprint onto Hahnemühle, 29x40 cm
