Ruth Allen
“My work captures the essence of an image through the use of a delicate continuous line. I enjoy the feeling of spontaneity this gives me with my work. I hope this shines through in my designs. The line is offset against blocks of colour and collage. My aim is to give a focus to the work which is reminiscent of the techniques, colours and element of pattern that is within 1950’s design. My work is produced onto both canvas and paper, including limited edition screen prints and original line drawings.”
Debby Akam
Debby works with woodcut prints, screen prints and video to engage with particular places and spaces, often using the device of a journey or passage through a landscape.
“I use saturated colour, and repeating motifs to suggest a mixture of things observed, imagined, and remembered in layered images that invite multiple readings, and allow an element of chance into the making process. Silkscreen is sometimes combined with the gestural marks of woodcut blocks to juxtapose the immediate experience of making the print with an event captured in a photograph.”