Sarah Burt

My love of printmaking is relatively new. Although I received a BA Hons in an arts related degree from Brighton University in 2002, I didn’t start printmaking seriously until January 2024 and it unlocked something for me, creatively, which has lain dormant for many years. I had finally found a medium that gave me inspiration and a way of expressing my love of social history, nature and architecture. It is so exciting and really is a journey of self-discovery.

 

When I produce a print, I try to include as much detail and texture as possible. My hope is that the viewer can explore the image and build a picture of the history of the place and its story. 

 

I use Tetrapak cartons predominantly and a drypoint technique for my printmaking. Using a throw away material that most people would see as redundant once empty, fits well with my choice of landscape and architectural inspiration. I like to explore how we travel through and experience a landscape; our footprints layered with those who have travelled there before us. I often focus on buildings or places that people may not initially see the beauty in. Often invaded by self-seeding plants, yet full of abstract lines and interesting textures. Capturing the beauty of a place that is often completely overlooked and printing it on ‘rubbish’. 

A well-trodden path deals with our relationship with nature and the ability to explore followed tracks in the landscape. The gate signifies that not all people have the luxury of walking in nature, something that should be available to all

Drypoint

27x32cm

Framed under glass

Edition of 20