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:

2008

2007

2007,6,5,4

2006

2005

2005/4

2004

2000-2004

2002           

2002

2001

2000

1999

1999-2001

1997            

1997/8       

1995

Open Doors Art Trail May 11/12th and 18/19th 2008

Open Doors Art Trail Chichester, West Sussex.

Emsworth Artists Exhibition.

Experimental Textiles Show, Connaught Centre, Brighton.

Stansted Christmas Show, Stansted House, Hampshire

Hampshire Experimental Textiles Northbrook College Worthing.

Gallery 79 Fareham Hants.

Prints at Northbrook College, Worthing Summer Show

Articulate Gallery Emsworth, Hampshire

Portsmouth Open Exhibition, City Museum,Portsmouth

Hampshire 50 plus Artists, Lindford, Hampshire

St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester West Sussex

Group Exhibition Hammes Barn West Sussex

Emsworth Art Trail Hampshire

Solo show St James’s Church Emsworth Hampshire

Chichester College, End of year Shows West Sussex

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.