Poole Printmakers

Kathleen Littler : About  the Artist

In wood engraving, I am interested in rhythm and pattern in nature revealed dramatically in black and white. My subject matter comes from how I learnt to see as a child spent on the shores of Pembrokeshire. Now much of it comes from the undulations and sweeping wooded slopes of North Dorset where I live. Also regular visits to the Orkneys, Brittany, Snowdonia (where I lived for 12 years) and, of course, Pembrokeshire continue to provide me with subjects. Making cuts with the tools to render natural forms such as rocks and trees are, perhaps, an adult equivalent of my childhood experience of climbing them! I continue to enjoy walking and sketching and the designs are a way of enjoying this experience again and sharing it with others.
This year I intend to broaden my subject matter and I have made a start with my multiple block of jazz musicians.

I completed a Diploma in Art and Design at Bristol (now University of the West of England) and went on to obtain an Art Teachers Diploma at Liverpool.
For the last 30 years I have worked both as a teacher of all ages, including adults and people with learning difficulties, and an artist. For some years I worked in a combination of painting and embroidery, which had its parallels to wood engraving.
I held a number of successful solo exhibitions in this medium and regularly supplied galleries in Wales and London.
I became interested in wood engraving in 2003 and since then have held solo exhibitions at Shaftesbury Art Centre and The Exchange at Sturminster Newton showing my prints along with watercolours and drawings. This year I have work included in the Society of Wood Engravers Annual Travelling Exhibition.
I exhibit with Poole printmakers who have a frequent programme of exhibition venues. I also teach wood engraving workshops, and tutor art classes.
If you would like to see more of my prints, or would like a commission or would like to attend a wood engraving workshop, please email poole printmakers and I will contact you to discuss your requirements.