Charlotte Sainsbury

Mixed-media, Oils & Acrylics, Printmaking

With a BA in ceramics and an MA in printmaking I am particularly inspired by the textured surfaces and weathered shapes I see in the coastal environment where I live. Boatyards, docks, sea defences and shipwrecks are all influential to my work for their ...

In my printmaking practice I specialise in a technique called collagraph which is a versatile form of printmaking that allows for the cutting out of shapes and application of textures to a printing plate. I like to ink up the plate in a painterly way using brushes, rollers and rags which helps to emphasise the texture and control the areas of colour, making each print individual despite being part of an edition.

In the last few years I have developed a technique which is similar to the making of a collagraph plate but now working with plaster. Layers of textured surfaces are applied and sanded back resulting in a low relief image of miscellaneous marks and patterns which are then rubbed with paints to create intensely coloured abstract images with a beautifully tactile finish.

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01752 658737 or 07814 426855

casainsbury@hotmail.com

charlottesainsbury.co.uk

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