JUDITH
WESTCOTT
Original Relief Prints
I create unique woodblock and linocut prints inspired by the natural world, printed by hand at my studio in North Devon. I’m also one of the artists who work together as Pine Feroda. I’ve lived in North Devon for many years, close to the Atlantic and the moors. Ancient woodlands, the hills and valleys of Exmoor, and the dynamic coastline are abiding influences.
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Hello
At art college I was lucky enough to catch the final years of traditional print rooms. I learned to work with presses, inks, paper and processes reaching back centuries.
I love feeling part of this tradition and playing my part in keeping it alive.
Complementing my own work is my partnership with Pine Feroda, a trio of printmakers who produce large woodblock prints.
Pine Feroda woodcuts
Pine Feroda is a constructed artist with an established track record.
A small group of printmakers came together to make a print and, surprised by our success, have gone on to create a body of distinctive and striking work.
Pine Feroda has now worked and exhibited in many places including the Royal Academy, Eton College and the China Academy of Fine Art, Hangzhou.
Have you seen my River Study Prints?
During lockdown I folded up a big piece of watercolour paper and walked down to my local river. My aim was to try and get to grips with drawing water, using pencils, pens, fineliners and inks. Back at home I would work from memory, also using photos I had taken. When I had nearly filled the folded book I saw I had made something a bit like the experience of walking down a stretch of river.