My illustration works are often focused on characters and family life. The intimacy of small space living and mid century interiors are recurring themes too. I’m drawn to everyday domestic objects and am aware of how these familiar personal belongings actually give away so much about their owners.

Being a printmaker I build images with layers of colours and I hand print, keeping each print run small. I conscious about what I produce, always trying, as much as I can, to be socially responsible and using resources carefully. Working in this way I can maintain control over what I produce and its impact on the environment. I also really enjoy printing. Carving lino blocks, mixing inks, all the way to cleaning the press at the end of the day. I’m fascinated by creating repeated patterns with small lino blocks and getting lost in the multiplying possibilities. When I’m not printing, I like to draw with ink and brush, quick simple lines and flat colours.

The London Centre for Book Arts is an artist-run, open-access studio offering education programmes for the community and affordable access to resources for artists and designers. Its a community who share knowledge and skills to support each other which is very unique. I always feel safe and supported by other members. Also the equipment such as cylinder proofing presses, collections of wood types and all the other precious machines and tools have been collected and restored by the studio owners. Simon and Ira are so special.

Riding through London Fields to pick up nice bread to share on the way, then cycling along the tree lined paths in Victoria Park to observe changing seasons. Its time without the usual distractions of daily life, so there is an opportunity to reflect and the chance to take in what surrounds us.