I am a printmaker based in Newcastle upon Tyne. I have been printmaking for the last 20 years, though with a fallow period in the middle when I was bringing up children.
I have a studio at home, where I do most of my work and print some woodcuts by hand. These tend to be the ones in which the wood is warped or is not even enough to print using a press. I am a member of Northern Print, and use the studio for printing editions which are suitable for printing on a press. Most of my smaller work (around 12” square and smaller) is printed on an Albion Press.
Forthcoming classes
I will be teaching a one-day workshop at Northern Print on Saturday 10th March. Please see their website for further details and if you wish to book. ttp://www.northernprint.org.uk/learning/2012/03/10/relief-woodblock-printing-with-jo-bourne-march-2012-1-day-course.html
Exhibitions
My work is presently being exhibited at the Robinson-Gay Gallery in Hexham. www.northumberlandartgallery.co.uk/www.northumberlandartgallery.co.uk/Home.html
23rd March to 9th May "HOT OF THE PRESS" PRINTMAKERS COLLECTION, Coast Gallery, Cloughton near Scarborough Tel 01723 871668
Saturday 5th - Sunday 6th May Printfest, Ulverston, Cumbria. www.printfest.org.uk