The methods of printing I use are usually quite simple and most were once the contemporary printing technology of their time. Indeed, two of my presses are antique, and even the more ‘modern’ screen printing is now being superseded industrially by digital printing. Simply pressing a piece of paper down on to an inked block or plate or pushing ink through a stencil is all that is required; and yet the continuous development of different craft skills and potential for technical exploration mean that, although I have been making prints for over 50 years, each day in the studio is still an exciting challenge.

My chosen subjects are most often those of ‘traditional’ countryside and wildlife imagery. But I always strive to take my own experience-informed approach (I spent nearly 20 years as a lecturer in Wildlife Management) and go beyond the purely decorative. I will also sometimes incorporate my own poetry as an integral part of some prints.