Joanna Bourne lives in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, her inspiration deriving from her local area featuring allotments, moors, parks and gardens, places where urban and the natural world meet. Jo specialises in woodcut, creating her images by printing several layers of ink of varying transparencies using multiple blocks or reduction processes. Using the natural grain of the wood to add texture, alongside her use of a restricted palette, she creates a subtlety and softness in the final work. Her images resonate with a memory of time and place. Jo exhibits regularly and is a member of Northern Print where she teaches woodcut.
