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Reigniting interest in printmaking across Wales, Swansea Print Workshop’s Mini Print Cymru project has been running an impressive programme of workshops, with the aim of developing the skills and expertise of emerging printmakers, and re-engaging with more established printmakers after the impact of Covid on the Arts. In September, the project will provide an opportunity for these artists to showcase their work alongside the work of professional practitioners at a Mission Gallery exhibition. Developed through the fine art printmaking facility in Swansea’s city centre, and supported by the Arts Council of Wales and the Brecknock Trust, the project has introduced...

Sarah has recently collaborated with Tracey Moberly, creating five new screen prints.  Please find them available to purchase here. The following is written by Tracey, explaining the process of the work: Making the pre-Brexit decision I relocated my home and practice from London, gaining permanent residential status in the Balearic Isles. The vibrant summertime; wintertime sleepy coastal area of  Puerto de Pollença in Mallorca has become my home and work base.  The industrial and natural topography of the environments I pass through or settle in have always had a huge influence on my work practice. The island of Mallorca is...

With support from Wales Arts International, I am collaborating with renowned artist and printmaker Muhammad Atif Khan. You can see his work here on Instagram and Facebook:     Our project will take the form of a collection of diptych prints. A diptych is an object or an image made of 2 parts. We plan to work independently but simultaneously on a collection. We’ll each part-finish a series of prints, and exchange them via airmail for each other to complete. This is an experimental collaboration, where the visual references of different cultures will meet in the same artwork. We may...

I’ve always been fascinated by the strong, sculptural forms of the pollarded plane trees in and around the streets where I live. They’re an instantly recognisable landmark in SA2, and particularly beautiful in winter when their knuckled stumps and wispy branches are exposed. Printing multiple layers of ink through hand-cut paper stencils, I’ve created a set of 4 screenprints. Each image measures 10cm x 10cm and all are printed onto 18cm x 18cm Arches 88 paper. To purchase, please follow this link