PMC’s Steve Mumberson says

‘Susan work is very much about the material surface of the printed image. She uses the paper as part of the total image where forms, textures and colour tell the formal tale of the work. The works are collographic, so produced from thin plates most likely metal are wiped in such a way that a number of colours and textures can be carried by the plate impression. The result is jewel like and intermit to the viewers eye, carry a very personal use of material to express her ideas.’

Susan says  ‘With my current series of prints I am working with the idea of monumental forms that interact both with each other and with smaller, more skittish elements, in a stark landscape.  I enjoy playing with texture, weight, colour and shape in this way. From experimentation with a wide assortment of materials I construct a variety of objects and ‘plates’ in my workshop; these are then inked, embossed onto paper, and frequently layered in colour and texture, so taking many passes through the press. The resulting collagraphs, unpredictable in their outcome, are each unique, whilst remaining connected to each other, as the series develops and moves forward.’

I studied jewellery at Hornsey College of Art, and spent many years designing and making pieces in my workshop; I simultaneously explored blacksmithing techniques and working on a large scale in steel. Drawing has always been essential to my work and has, in recent years, led me away from jewellery and  towards painting and printmaking. Both my prints and paintings refer to the observational drawings I make, which include industrial architecture, fairground rides, pre-historic standing stones, and the urban environment.