About

Sheila’s work takes a critical view of social, political and cultural issues and is motivated by the evidential ironies of photography and the technical complexities of printmaking. Using a variety of materials, techniques and processes, she creates visually seductive artwork that   combine these elements with naturally found pigment, shape and textures.

Sheila teaches Printmaking from her new studio in Bierton, Buckinghamshire and elsewhere.. She delights in the role of Resident Artist where her creativity and warmth promotes the perception of Art and Community Engagement. Following her Residency at North Watford Library in 2022 she was appointed Residency Consultant for Hertfordshire Libraries in 2023.

The Covid pandemic proved a decisive factor in Sheila’s exploration of the natural world: from her isolated rural studio in a Buckinghamshire field, where she became captivated by nature’s benign indifference to our unfolding human tragedy.  She taught herself  to make wild ink out of natural material and eco prints by collaborating with nature to produce echoes of the original on cotton rag paper.

Selected is a Member of the Society of Designer Craftsmen (SDC) Feb 2023 and an ongoing Member of Printmakers Council (PmC) with whom she continues to exhibit. Sheila is committed to  continuing her studio practice  with innovative techniques and processes.

Sheila on the top of Rocca Calascio, Abruzzo in Italy catching the moment.

Below, admiring her students work at Hertfordshire Libraries ‘My Stories’ exhibition

    In action, printing with her first Littlejohn Printing Press, Akeman Street Tring