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About my work The portfolio on this site contains a selection of my work since 1998 (with one or two dating back earlier than that). It includes portraits, and photographs taken from personal projects. Many of my photographs originate on film, and are carefully hand-printed in the darkroom onto silver gelatin fibre-based paper. They are normally toned using a variety of traditional methods, usually using selenium alone, and sometimes sepia or gold, where toning will improve both the aesthetic appearance and the archival quality of the work. I also use digital cameras and printing methods, using an Epson 3880 printer. My Photo Book 'A Garden' contains photographs made on film; scans of negatives or prints are used in order to print in book form, using pigment inks and finest quality archival 100% cotton rag paper. More recently, I have been using Japanese washi paper for single prints. Photo Bio I have studied both Photography and Fine Printing at Central St Martin's School of Art, and the City Lit, both of which have an excellent programme of part-time courses. Later I took a fulltime course (HNC) at South Thames College, London (finishing 2004). I have also taken courses in the conservation of paper-based materials, including photographs, in the extra-mural department of Camberwell School of Art. In 2005 I was granted the Associateship of the Royal Photographic Society. I gratefully acknowledge the influence of story-telling, my children, and the power of personal and family history in my photographic work. Out There
Exhibitions/ Publications
Personal Histories International Artist Book Exhibition, University of New South Wales Academy Library, Personal Histories International Artist Book Exhibition, Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland (Australia) An image from 'A Garden' was chosen from 109 other works for the cover of the Redland Art Gallery Art Lacuna Handmade Artist Book Fair, December 2014 LENSCRATCH Night Exhibition 2013 LENSCRATCH Backyard Exhibition 2013 LENSCRATCH Back to School Exhibition 2011 Wandsworth Artists Open House 2010 (link to interview on Tooting Artists Website) Ilford Photo Commemorative Box 2009 WIPI Member Spotlight April-Oct 2007 The Portrait Top 25 2006 (Women In Photography International) Ilford/APUG Postcard Competition 2006- finalist. Published in Emulsion Magazine 2006 Méliès Café Gallery, S. London 'Reflections'Jan 2005 (Solo) Kingsgate Gallery N. London 'Behind the Scenes' Sept 1998 (Group)
Books Artist handmade Photo Book 'A Garden', 2014 A collection of 52 photographs Pigment printed onto archival 100% cotton rag paper, cased in (using archival board), and boxed.
Awards Commended, International Garden Photographer of the Year 2013, Monochrome section, for 'Two Paths'. Finalist, The Portrait Top 25 2006 (Women in Photography International), for 'After Swimming'. Associateship of the Royal Photographic Society, 2005
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