Janet studied Graphic Design at Newcastle Polytechnic, now the University of Northumbria, graduating in 1984, working in a graphic design practice before returning to Northumbria as a Senior Lecturer. Her return to printmaking was a gradual but consistent process until her move to rural Northumberland where she now has a studio.
Her background as a graphic designer undoubtedly influences the way Janet works demonstrating a design sensibility to her approach to my printmaking. She is inspired by plants and natural forms but with a genuine love for the process of printmaking itself - the problem solving and ‘craft’ of creating prints and the thrill of 'lifting up the paper', the big reveal.