Jackie Curtis

Jackie is an artist printmaker inspired by the natural world. She can often be found walking on the Somerset Levels observing the landscape and wildlife, sketch book, camera or printing block in hand; looking for materials and ideas to use in her printmaking.

Jackie works from her Somerset studio using relief techniques. Her monoprints are spontaneous, lively innovative prints often created as an immediate response to recent experiences. They use natural materials such as wood veneers and plant materials to create textures and impressions of the natural world. She also creates monotypes by drawing into an inked block, often working outdoors when she is out walking, sometimes with a printing press in the boot of the car! Jackie has been developing a collagraph technique working with self-adhesive foil to create blocks from natural materials that are rich in texture and detail, incorporating delicate materials such as seed heads and skeletal leaves in her prints.