2131 (imaginary flower, white), 2021

Exhibited as part of Flourish, Printmaking in Excellence; a touring exhibition of contemporary printmaking, presented by West Yorkshire Print Workshop (WYPW).

This touring exhibition brings together diverse voices and approaches, offering audiences a unique opportunity to experience contemporary printmaking from across the UK.

When the result is good I can never remember how I did it, but if it is inferior I know exactly what was going through my mind while I was making it.

I never make preliminary drawings for my work. I work straight onto the copper plate. Paul Klee said “doodle and see what happens” and that is the way I work.

I do not put titles on my work because I cannot describe them in words. I invite viewers to explore the images according to their imagination and experience.

if I had stayed in Japan I would never have made these prints.