Banner images: Annette Sykes

Main image: ‘‘Woman with Gold Cuff”, linocut and embossing on 300gsm Somerset, with gold pigment powders. Also taking inspiration from the Orkney dragon, intertwined with Snapdragon flowers.’

‘My inspiration is wide and varied, my main love is the sea, the surrounding rocks and its wildlife, but ancient cultural history fascinates me, the worn carvings the beliefs and traditions, ancient mosaics, all are food for my mind, one example of which is shown below, based on the carving on the Orkney. But in truth, so many ideas grab me the who knows what will come next!‘

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