30 March, 2023

Janet gave a fascinating insight into her creative practice, inspiration and technique. The event saw the launch of outside | inside 1&2.

Janet Dickson

"My background as a graphic designer undoubtedly influences the way I work.

I am a printmaker inspired by plants and natural forms - the garden therefore, is a key source, but colour, structure and pattern in landscape draws my attention too. The process of printmaking itself though is there at the top of the list of drivers - along with all other printmakers, that thrill of 'lifting up the paper', the big reveal, is a joy (most of the time).

Drawing underpins my work - it is where many of my prints begin, in sketchbooks, and the processes I choose which allow me to incorporate drawing in some form or other.

The riverside studio in which I work, in rural Northumberland, is rich in inspiration."