Artist Statement

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Sandra Storey is an artist and printmaker based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Her work explores trace, imprint and the ethereal quality of moorland or coastal landscapes.

 

Printmaking, drawing and painting are combined to evoke the mythological nature of childhood landscapes and the talisman-like feel of natural objects.

Often drawn back to the moors and coast near Whitby, Sandra uses material found on walks there to create printmaking plates, from which she makes her prints.  She says:

 

‘Discovering unexpected images through the printmaking process can feel akin to an archaeological find or discovering buried treasure. A print is a trace, an imprint from a printmaking plate. It parallels my interest in traces from the past, those that can be found in landscape or images seared or imprinted in our memories. Printmaking can sometimes unearth these’

 

Working largely with collagraphs, her prints are often made from multiple plates.  Some plates have a built up, complex surface which embosses the paper, giving texture and depth.  Sandra also works with monoprint, drypoint and aquatint to create layered and painterly prints. 

 

The final piece is often a one off or part of a small edition.

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