I make hand-printed images using copper-plate etching and aquatint inspired by landscape and nature. I love being outdoors, especially in wild or remote places and try to capture some of that feeling in my images - a mix of landscape, wildlife and menhirs!

My 'day-job' has variously been social historian, ergonomist, software designer, researcher. I discovered etching at a printmaking group seven years ago, and have been creating prints since then. As an artist I am largely self-taught (unless school A level art counts!) and have previously studied linocut-printing, airbrush and black & white photography – for me etching captures elements of all those. My style is quite bold, often using strong lines and printing in a range of colours to suit the feel of the image or the season. With hand-printing no two prints are identical, which increases the challenge and the sense of satisfaction in making them.