Meet your tutor: Cathryn Beckett

Cathryn’s work is inspired by her love of nature, fell running in the mountains, her home in the beautiful Eden Valley, and travels further afield. She uses a range of media, but it is printmaking she fell in love with, working at the kitchen table with a wooden spoon for hand burnishing, whilst juggling a busy career and family life. Cathryn later went on to study Art & Experimental Printmaking and now focusses primarily on relief, intaglio and collagraph methods. She especially loves the challenge and process of reduction printing; building up layers of colour using a single block, for creating truly limited edition prints. Cathryn teaches printmaking to small groups in her home studio, Brightside Barn, adopting a friendly, supportive and personal approach. See more at brightsidebarn.co.uk. Cathryn Beckett is a member of Cumbria Printmakers.