Spring Magnolia I & II
By Jo McChesney
Original artworks
Monoprints
Framed
Framed size: H: 32cm x W: 29cm
£220 each
Seasonal change in the natural world is the source of inspiration for printmaker Jo McChesney. Her work focuses on transient moments in time, such as ripples and reflections on water, the nature of weather and rain, light and shadow, plant movement and seed dispersal.
In these striking monoprints Jo experiments with shape and movement in the petals and slim stems and tendrils of the star magnolia, a small tree native to Japan, where Jo learned her printing craft.
ABOUT JO McCHESNEY
Jo graduated from Bath Academy of Art in 1985, specialising in illustration, handmade paper and print. During this time she was selected to study at the Cooper Union School of Art, New York. It was here she experimented with handmade paper and typography, later building on these themes for her MA in printed textiles.
After working as an illustrator and part-time lecturer, she travelled to Kyoto, Japan to study the traditional technique of woodblock printing. Since returning to the UK, she has continued to work with woodblock prints with a more western approach to image making.
She is based in Leicestershire and has exhibited at the Bath Open, RWA, Wells Contemporary and three times at the Royal Academy summer exhibition.