Botanical Monoprinting Online Tutorial. Finally I got there! If you would like to try this lovely process or would like some further guidance. We now finally have a Botanical Monoprinting: A Step by Step Online Tutorial to offer. It has 10 short videos which go through the whole Monoprinting process from start to finish with a running commentary talking through many of the challenges I have faced. I love to share this process and have been doing so face to face for over 20 years so it gives me g

Monoprinting Beech leaves in white today as part of my focus for the newsletter this month on the Blackbird and Beech Trees. One of my local woodlands has a beautiful stretch of Beech trees, at this time of year they are a bright fresh lime green, they mellow during the summer and could be considered at their most spectacular in Autumn when the leaves turn to vibrant rust and burnt sienna carpeting the woodland floor. The beech tree (Fagus sylvatica), often referred to as the “queen of British t

🌿Some leaves are just amazing to print with... I slowed down to reveal the second print on this one as I wanted to really hold that moment of delight! I hope this slow gentle 50 seconds or so gives you a little time to just breath! I find this whole process can be very mindful, from the walking in nature around my garden to collect the plants, noticing the seasonal changes, researching a little more about the plants, finding out their historical or medicinal uses, folklore and mythology around

My approach weaves together walking, research, folklore, ecology and making. Art becomes a way of learning rather than an end product. If you enjoy a curiosity-led practice and thoughtful research, botanical monoprinting could offer a way to discover what’s growing around you and how those plants have been woven into culture for generations. One of my favourite plants to print with is the nettle. Can you see the tiny, delicate hairs on these gorgeously textured leaves? I’m endlessly fascinated b