Heather Ellis
PRINTMAKER PROFILE
ARTIST STATEMENT
I trained in Visual Art/Art History at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth where I specialised in printmaking. I also paint and draw in a variety of media as part of my art practice.
I worked for several years as a community artist and continued printmaking as a member of the Apollo Etching Studio in Kentish Town, North London. I subsequently trained as an Art and Photography Teacher and taught for 35 years in mainstream and special schools. I also ran collaborative arts workshops working with different community groups.
I take my inspiration from remote landscapes influenced from my student days in mid-Wales. I like to observe the patterns, shapes and textures that nature presents us with on my daily dog walks in the local woods. I am also interested in our relationship with domestic ceramics; our tastes and how we display our artefacts. I have recently returned to printmaking; experimenting with monoprinting, lino printing, drypoint and collagraphy. My art practice continually evolves, driven by a commitment to sustainability and a deep connection to the world around me.