2025 Exhibitors - Printmaking/Architectural Design/Etching

Bam! My eyes have seen something that my brain has processed, and it’s made my soul sing, my very next thought is “How do I make that into a Lino?” It can be anything, waves crashing against a rocky shore, the quirky design of a VW camper van, or the dreamy colours of the Isle of Skye. My aim is to create a representation of what I saw when I had my “Bam” moment, and hopefully pass on the positive feelings through my artwork.

Having worked both as an architect and a teacher of art and design, I now enjoy pursuing my own ideas in both disciplines. The local architecture and natural landscape have provided abundant source material through which I have explored relief and intaglio print-making techniques. The images evoke a sense of place, both literal and imagined. Form and structure, colour and texture play an essential part in both my print-making and architectural designs.

Influenced by a love of seasonal botanicals and natures fallen treasures, Kathy finds the beauty in nature with perfect depictions of leaves, seed heads and wilted tulips that are both fragile yet impactful. Mixing freehand printed linework with splashes of screen-printed or hand blocked colour; Kathy’s prints can be simple in composition and bold in colour and scale. Kathy runs printing workshops from her home studio.

Immersing myself in the drawing process I try to capture a simple outline of a natural form through intuition and without correction. It is this initial use of line, which is the essence and starting point of my work. These drawings are then explored through my imagination and combined with a play of shape and colour through various processes.By breaking down an image, into purely line and shape and working on them as separate layers I can play with each layer and manipulate the two elements, in order to create the final reimage.

I was born and live in Wiltshire and I am a self-taught amateur Scratchboard artist. I love the dramatic effect you can create with the light and dark, as well as the fine detail, by using tattoo needles and a scalpel. By varying the amount of surface area I scratch, I can alter the texture and tonal values of the picture. My passion is creating detailed work of animals. I have recently received recognition in an international exhibition with my Piece “Strike the Pose”.

I am a printmaker making original works by hand using traditional techniques such as Screenprint and Etching. My work always starts with drawing, usually important places, journeys and landmarks from my life.

Letterpress printer Tim Jollands hand-sets and prints books, posters and ephemera on vintage presses using wood and metal type. He runs workshops for Bath Spa University and the wider public, accepts commissions and collaborates with other relief practitioners on projects large and small, including Corsham: A Short History written (and bound) by his wife Beverley and illustrated by wood-engraver Jane Randfield. Visitors will be able to see the presses in action and take away a keepsake of their visit. @albion.bsu.corsham