I created these  dry point prints of my dog, with watercolour on top, to communicate feelings of safety, comfort and calmness, because those feelings are usually associated with ‘Home’, and I believe that home is not just a place, but something you can feel when surrounded by the right things. I etched lots of curved lines to accentuate the flow of his hair, I also used lots of hatching in the very dark places, like his eyes and nose. Then I used warm toned watercolours to enforce those feelings of safety and comfort. 

I communicated the idea of loss through a one-gallon jug of Tabasco that belonged to my uncle before he passed away. I have used chine colle to create three bold prints where the gradual reduction of the sauce stops a third of the way down. This symbolises the gradual loss of my uncle while also showing his absence because the jar has stayed unused since his death. I wanted the incomplete feeling of the Tabasco stopping at a random point to be communicated towards viewers as an invitation to reflect upon any reason they relate to my work.  

In this series of lino prints, I was aiming to communicate sense of comfort, safety and nostalgia through meaningful places in my life. I wanted to highlight both the intricate and intense nature of feeling at home, both with people and places. To create these pieces, I sketched all my designs in pencil, before tracing them to the pieces of lino with transfer paper. I used a variety of gouges to intricately carve the images. I created a background to print on, made of typed extracts from my family’s letters to me, then applied block printing ink with a brayer, registered it, and rolled it through the press.