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Catherine Harnett

sheffieldprintmakers Artist
Catherine Harnett

Website: www.catherineharnett.co.uk

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Like many of my fellow printmakers I am inspired by landscape. I think we are all inspired by the transience of our experience within an environment. It is why we wish to take our own photograph with a phone, rather than buy a picture postcard.

In my case I take such images and make etchings, which present a fluid, abstract world.It happens like this, certain forms and textures and the interplay of light upon them stir me to make a plate, using collaged tape, engraved marks and the lick of a blowtorch.

If I am lucky the plate then takes on a life of its’ own and I work with it. My first print is usually monochrome to show the form. It is always exciting to pull the first print and it constantly comes as a surprise after spending so much time concentrating on the back to front, textured surface of the plate.

Then I enjoy trying different mixes of colour to enhance or change the mood of the finished piece. None of my prints are exactly alike, I have to experiment too much, but after seeing the effect of a group of colours on one plate I often like to try them out on another and then another. This can lead to harmonious sets of work.

My other love is to read and I make tiny books, each from a single print, with quotes from classic authors.

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Valerie Vernon

sheffieldprintmakers Artist
Valerie Vernon

Email: val_vernon@yahoo.co.uk
Instagram: @printbyval

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I have been making prints using lino for many years since graduating from Manchester, combining some with collage. I keep a drawing book to explore ideas, most of which originate from drawings and paintings.

In my work I have been interested in the chaos in nature for quite some time, usually juxtaposed with stability to emphasise contrast. The uncontrolled force of nature is compelling and is constantly changing in the landscape according to the seasons which is a fascinating backdrop to life.

In this series of pieces, the moon provides a constant whilst the chaos of life surrounding it is changing. The pattern is also present as a stabilising force, but that in itself is randomly produced, although it has origins in a range of influences, such as Native American, Maori and Indian cultures.

I use linseed oil printing ink and usually on Japanese vellum. I have exhibited in several places in Yorkshire, Manchester, Birmingham. My work has been shown at South Bank Printmakers Mini Print Show, in London.

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Frances Lewis

sheffieldprintmakers Artist
Frances Lewis

Instagram: @redkitepress

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I graduated in Painting and Printmaking (BA) from Sheffield Hallam in 2004 and continued printmaking through local classes and in my studio practice.

I have used different techniques from Lino, screenprint, collagraph and copper sulphate etching. Redkite press is my studio at Exchange Place Studios where I screenprint and use my antique bookbinding presses to produce lino cuts.

I have spent three years developing a low technique system to screenprinting. I use screenfiller and screenprinting drawing fluid to produce my screenprints, which involves mark making directly onto the screen.

My work is expressionistic and dreamlike and I illustrate my personal visual stories within them.

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Uura Niemi-Junkola

sheffieldprintmakers Artist
Uura Niemi-Junkola

Etsy shop: UuraNiemiJunkolaArt
Email: uniemijunkola@gmail.com
Tel: 0114-3276277
Mobile: 07414065130

Hi, I am Uura (Niemi-Junkola),  a Sheffield based artist originally from Finland. 

My work is inspired by colors, textures, shapes, light, water, shadows, situations and nature. My style is mainly semi-abstract or abstract, as I prefer mediums which allows flow and have a natural movement, but which can also add structure. My preferred medium for print work is mono-printing, especially using a gel-plate, as adding water and different layers adds to the movement and depth in the piece.

I also work with watercolor, ink, acrylic, charcoal, pencil works. I rarely have a specific plan for a particular painting as I like the unpredictable nature of combining different colours and mediums in the the creative process.

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Barbara Goodchild

sheffieldprintmakers Artist
Barbara Goodchild

Email: barbgoodot@gmail.com

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I have had a love of lino and woodcut prints for many years, particularly those of the Grosvenor School, and the images created for public transport information posters between the wars. Soviet art work and more contemporary artists such as Robert Gillmor, Paul Catherall, Max Angus and Dorset-based artist Liz Somerville have also an inspiration for me.

I enjoy the apparent simplicity of linocut and limited use of colour, and my work tends to reflect this. I look for pattern and form, unusual shapes or perspectives, and contrasts in tone and colour which lend themselves so well to the process of lino cut. I use chine colle is some of my prints to add a hit of colour, and use newspaper, sheet music, maps and other backgrounds to complement the image.

More recently I have been experimenting with dry-point, etching and collagraph. Local buildings and lndscapes, peoples homes and much loved pets have been my inspiration as I continue to develop my practice.

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Eva Juusola

sheffieldprintmakers Artist
Eva Juusola

Instagram: @evajuusola
Email: eva@juusola.co.uk

I am an artist and printmaker based in Sheffield.

After working in watercolours for many years, I took up printmaking in 2019. I started off making collagraph prints, then moved onto aluminium plate etching. I feel that this medium best allows me to express my fascination with light and atmosphere. I enjoy both the discipline of the process and the unpredictability of the end result.

I am inspired by the Peak District and I love nothing more than getting outside and sketching the landscape in all seasons. My watercolour and ink sketches often form the basis for my prints. I aim to capture the moods created by different atmospheric conditions in the simplest way possible, by stripping away any unnecessary detail to get to the essence of the subject.

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Maude Tricker

sheffieldprintmakers Artist
Maude Tricker

Email: maudetricker@hotmail.com
Website: www.maudetrickerprints.com

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Currently, I am concentrating mostly on lino cut prints.  I always enjoy the physical process of carving and cutting the lino block, allowing the different cutting tools to produce marks and textures to build up the final design. I apply inks in thin layers, often with a leather dabber, producing subtle gradations of colour within each layer of printing.

I have just started exploring the possibilities of mono printing, and of combining mono print with lino print to create more painterly effects. I also enjoy experimenting with printing on to different papers, combining watercolour, gesso, and digital giclee print to create interesting surfaces.

Much of my work is inspired by the Yorkshire coast, maps, poems and stories, and Sheffield itself. Artists I love include Melvyn Evans, Michael Kirkman, Edward Bawden and Eric Ravillious. Old railway posters, and graphic and textile designs of the 1950s are also a source of inspiration.

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Sally Brooks

sheffieldprintmakers Artist
Sally Brooks

Email: brooksally@gmail.com

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Sheffield Printmakers has opened up lots of possibilities for me, as an artist, especially the chance to exhibit and sell work, to share best practice and to be inspired by other printmakers.

I have printed using various methods, including; linoprint, collagraph, drypoint and etching. Lino printing dominates my work as I find it often produces the effect I want to achieve.

Reduction lino printing is one process I use.  The method is to cut a small amount of lino away from the plate, using a  gouge or v-tool designed for the purpose. The first colour is applied and printed. Then more lino is cut away for the second and subsequent colours. I generally use no more than three or four colours.

I’m inspired by the natural world, especially plants, trees, animals and birds and the occasional human! I always start by making a drawing of the image I want to print, either directly from the subject or from a photograph. I then transfer the design onto the plate using duplicating paper.

I have had some of my prints transferred onto canvas bags and made into cards which, along with the prints, are for sale.

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Jo Pye

sheffieldprintmakers Artist
Jo Pye

All of my work is for sale and I can be contacted on:

Phone: 0114 258 8836
Email: pyejosephine@gmail.com

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I had dabbled with lino printing for many years, mostly with the children in my various classes and to make Christmas cards, then in the late 90s I started an Adult Access to Art course at Sheffield college and had the opportunity to experience a wider range of processes. From then on I was hooked.

I continued printmaking as part of my HND and also at evening classes, whilst they still existed. Luckily, Peter York, who had been my tutor at Sheffield, started running workshops from his home and I have been working there ever since.

My work is varied using lino, collograph, dry-point, etching and, frequently, a combination of more than one. I mostly print on paper, but I also print on fabrics so that I can embellish them with stitch.

My subjects are also wide ranging including inspirations from holidays, architecture and folk images from many cultures.

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Jenny Bowden

sheffieldprintmakers Artist
Jenny Bowden

For information or sales contact: jenny.bowden@virgin.net

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My art works are reduction linoprints, each picture is handmade and unique. Colours are layered one at a time, onto paper from a lino plate. As each colour is added more is cut from the plate. I have to decide how many prints I wish to end up with before I begin, usually 6-10.

Most of my works reference landscape and place, particularly the Peak District where I have lived for many years. The process of making the print plate can be slow and painstaking yet, for me it allows contemplation, the memory of the landscape, its history and human use over time, its geology and geography, all come together within the print.

For Millennia Humans have always found special places in the lands that surround them. My works are therefore about special places that I visit, and a concern to know them and protect them.

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