 Earlier in October, I spent the day with a film crew from the BBC filming a short profile about my fellrunning and how it, and the landscape of the Yorkshire Dales, inspires my printmaking. It was such a lovely opportunity and the team of Sean Casey (director), Sam Whitton (researcher and camera), Ollie Bridges (camera & aerial photography) were brilliant to work with. The resulting five minute film was shown as part of the Countryfile episode focussing on the Yorkshire Dales and aired on 17th November at 5.20pm. It is available to watch on Iplayer for a year, to see it, click the link (I am on at about 41mins): www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002569h/countryfile-yorkshire-dales
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 Printmakers Circle’s exhibition IMPRESSED celebrates over 10 years of this group of professional artists who specialise in printmaking and live & work in North Yorkshire. To mark a decade of collaborating & exhibiting together, they will be launching their brand-new book of the same name. IMPRESSED features in-depth interviews with each of the members giving insights into their techniques, working methods and inspirations. The book will be on sale at the exhibition alongside framed and unframed original prints. Amongst the techniques on show will be etchings, screen prints, collagraphs, linocuts, monotypes & carborundum prints. Two of the artists will be at the exhibition each day to welcome visitors and answer questions. Members are: Laney Birkhead, Hester Cox, John Jones, Caroline Machray, Ian Scott Massie, Moira McTague, Helen Peyton, Bridget Tempest & Philippa Troutman.
www.printmakerscircle.com In 2023, I was approached by local author, Susan Parry, to see if I would be willing to create a linocut print for the cover of the first novel in her brand new crime series. My prints have appeared in a number of books and I had just received the Fine Press Poetry editions of Simon Armitage's Queenhood, for which I'd created a collagraph frontispiece, but I'd never tackled a book jacket before. I will be writing about the whole process over on my wordpress blog but before then, if you would like to find out more, meet myself and Susan and buy the book, we are pleased to be hosted by three wonderful independent bookshops in the following events (please click on the photos to take you to the event pages with further details):    In June 2022 I was absolutely delighted to be approached by Andrew Moorhouse of Fine Press Poetry asking if I would consider creating an illustration to accompany a special edition of Simon Armitage's poem Queenhood. The Poet Laureate wrote this lovely tribute to HRH Elizabeth II to celebrate her platinum jubilee. Subsequently, I designed and made a relief collagraph print inspired by the lines from the poem:
It is constancy and it is change: the age of clockwork morphs into digital days, but the song of the blackbird remains the same. My print, 'Blackbird in the Briar' included a tudor rose inspired by the embroidery on the Queen's coronation dress. There are still copies of this lovely book available via the website HERE I am delighted to be exhibiting at Watts Gallery again and alongside one of my wildlife artist heroes too! I've been a big fan of the work of Robert Gillmor since I first started printmaking and it's wonderful to have a selection of my collagraphs in the same show as his work. There are some brilliant artists in the show and I've included some photographs to whet your appetite. There is also an online shop if you can't make the exhibition but are would like something bird-related and inspiring for your home, click HERE. Here are the details of the exhibition: An Artistic Aviary 9 July - 12 September Watts Contemporary Gallery, Compton, Surrey, Free entry | No booking required An Artistic Aviary is Watts Contemporary Gallery’s first exhibition to celebrate the art of birds. Seen through the lens of 17 contemporary artists working in a variety of media including paintings, ceramics, prints and sculpture, this exhibition explores mankind’s relationship with our feathered friends and seeks to highlight their vital place in our artistic ecology. Featured Artists: Anthony Theakston Celia Lewis Claire Harkess Daisy Clarke Debbie Barber Hester Cox Jacqui Mair Jane Silk Rachel Sumner Richard Allen Richard Spare Robert Gillmor MBE Robert Greenhalf Stephen Henderson Susan O’Byrne Tim Mitchell Vincent Sheridan This exhibition is curated in partnership with Gwen Hughes Fine Art  'The View from the Fells: In the Footsteps of Marie Hartley' extended until 24 January 2021
I'm very pleased to announce that 'The View from the Fells: In the Footsteps of Marie Hartley' at the Dales Countryside Museum has been extended until 24th January 2021 (PLEASE NOTE that the museum will be open at weekends only during January 2021). This exhibition of collagraphs is inspired by the life and work of Marie Hartley and the Yorkshire Dales landscape. In the 1930s the artist and historian Marie Hartley carved exquisite woodblocks to illustrate her now classic books on Wensleydale, Swaledale and Wharfedale. Nearly ninety years on, I have reprinted the Marie Hartley engravings and created a collection of my own collagraph prints. My prints of birds, flowers and Dales scenes have been inspired by re-tracing and repeatedly running along the paths which Marie Hartley walked. The two-year project has come together in Views from the Fells - In the footsteps of Marie Hartley, a special exhibition at the Dales Countryside Museum (DCM) in Hawes. Featuring 25 of my new collagraphs, 15 wood engravings created by Marie Hartley and reprinted by myself plus artefacts from both of our studios: sketchbooks, printing blocks, tools & photographs.
Annual pass: £9 Friends of the Museum Annual Membership: £10 (includes free entry, annual publication and monthly lectures)  19 August to 9 November 2020 Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes An exhibition of collagraphs by Hester Cox, inspired by the life and work of Marie Hartley and the Yorkshire Dales landscape. In the 1930s the artist and historian Marie Hartley carved exquisite woodblocks to illustrate her now classic books on Wensleydale, Swaledale and Wharfedale. Nearly ninety years on, Craven artist Hester Cox has reprinted the Marie Hartley engravings and created a collection of her own collagraph prints. Her prints of birds, flowers and Dales scenes have been inspired by re-tracing and repeatedly running along the paths which Marie Hartley walked. The two-year project has come together in Views from the Fells - In the footsteps of Marie Hartley, a special exhibition at the Dales Countryside Museum (DCM) in Hawes. Featuring 25 of Hester's new collagraphs, 15 wood engravings created by Marie Hartley and reprinted by Hester plus artefacts from both women's studios: sketchbooks, printing blocks, tools & photographs.
Annual pass: £9 Friends of the Museum Annual Membership: £10 (includes free entry, annual publication and monthly lectures)   I am very pleased to announce that with the start of 2019 comes the beginning of a brand new project in association with the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority and the Dales Countryside Museum. Last year I was approached to see if I would be able to reprint the museum's collection of 120 beautiful wood engraving (and some lino) blocks created by artist, historian and founder of the museum, Marie Hartley MBE (1905-2006). After a really exciting meeting with Fiona Rosher, the museum manager, we came up with a plan for me to spend a number of days in the museum printing the blocks up and carrying out research on Marie Hartley using their extensive archive of notebooks, diaries and sketchbooks etc. I would then have a year to develop a body of new work inspired by my research, Marie's work and the Yorkshire Dales National Park which would be exhibited in the museum gallery in the summer of 2020.
Today I felt like I started the project properly when I test printed two of Marie's blocks to check my paper choice and also the tools that I have for handprinting. All worked beautifully and I am very much looking forward to the first proper printing session on the 5th of March. Visitors to the museum can watch me print the blocks and ask questions. I will be there from 12-4pm on consecutive Tuesdays up to and including the 7th May 2019 (excluding Tuesday 16th April when I'll be there on the previous Sunday 14th April, 12-4pm). I will be writing a project blog at my wordpress site, link to that HERE. Suffice to say, I am honoured to have been asked and very excited to get started!  This is my final selling event of the year and I'm really looking forward to it. Do come along and have a mince pie and glass of mulled wine on Friday evening. It's a great opportunity to meet artists and designers and perhaps purchase something beautiful and handmade for Christmas (or yourself!). The perfect antidote to Black Friday, mass production and panic-buying!
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