Having trained originally as an Art Historian at Middlesex University and London University.  I decided a few years ago to become a practising artist. I was fascinated by my family history and set about searching for my mother’s origins. Both my parents were Jewish refugees.

The search, ‘my quest’ took the form of an obsession with old walls and surfaces around Eastern Europe. I travelled to Prague, Budapest and Slovakia and my early work was based on the surface texture of old walls done in an abstract format.  Colour has always been a very strong expressive element for me and I use it to evoke moods in my monoprints.

As I have progressed I have been working with certain marks seen in old walls and the latest series is called Traces.  I have looked at rock surfaces as well as walls and worked in print and textiles using the marks that I see as evidence of the layers of time and the idea of a suggestion of lives lived before. 

2007 marked the start of First Sett Printmakers, a print group I founded to work together at Badger Press Hampshire.  We are a small group of artists from diverse backgrounds who see print as an integral part of our creative output.
 

Exhibitions

2009 Exhibition at Baker Tilly in Guildford with Ochre Print Studio.

2009 Exhibition at SW1 Gallery London with Ochre Print Studio.

2009 Ochre Print Studio - Surrey Open Studio. 

2009 Making an Artist's Book - Chelsea and Kensington College London Experimental Textiles by Kim Thittichai features a page on my work (Felt Wall).

2008 Bedales Schools 4th - 23rd October  with First Sett Printmakers

2008 Brighton Open Houses - 126 Norwich Drive, Brighton
29/30th November & 6/7/13/14th December with Kim Thittichai
Details on  www.one2six.me.uk

2007,6,5,4 Open Doors Art Trail Chichester, West Sussex.

2006 Emsworth Artists Exhibition.

2005 Experimental Textiles Show, Connaught Centre, Brighton.

2005/4 Stansted Christmas Show, Stansted House, Hampshire

2004 Hampshire Experimental Textiles Northbrook College Worthing. Gallery 79 Fareham Hants.

2000-2004 Prints at Northbrook College, Worthing Summer Show

2002 Articulate Gallery Emsworth, Hampshire

2002 Portsmouth Open Exhibition, City Museum,Portsmouth

2001 Hampshire 50 plus Artists, Lindford, Hampshire

2000 St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester West Sussex

1999 Group Exhibition Hammes Barn West Sussex

1999-2001 Emsworth Art Trail Hampshire

1997 Solo show St James’s Church Emsworth Hampshire

1997/8 Chichester College, End of year Shows West Sussex

1995 Group show Mall Galleries London

Education:

BA Hons Middlesex University  1978

PGCE  London University 1979

Access and Foundation in Art and Design Chichester College of Technology 1995-7

SRC Printmaking Diploma Northbrook 2000

Experimental Textiles 3 year Course at Northbrook 2006

Current Projects:

Stitched Hanging & Prints for a Dental Surgery in Essex.

Forthcoming Exhibitions:   

May 2008 Open Doors Art Trail  West Sussex (www.opendoorsarttrail.com)

June 2008 Surrey Open Art Trail. With 'Ochre' Printroom at Loxwood Day Centre, Guildford.

October 2008 Group Show Bedales School.  First Sett Printmakers see Bedales Website for details and contact me.  October 4th - 22nd 10am - 10pm.