Collect Print Collage shares many of the techniques of printmaking artist Sue Brown whose practice is founded upon and in response to the natural environment, such as encounters with birds, activities on the allotment and the garden which are recorded through sketchbook drawings and printmaking, to capture the beauty of the natural world.
Sue is inspired by nature as much as by process – simple printmaking, cyanotype and botanical contact prints and working with natural materials and processes she believes provide an excellent way to record walks, to keep a journal of the development of a garden or a sketchbook to mark the passing of the seasons.
She says, ‘In this world we yearn to slow down, find space in our lives and reconnect with nature, to that end we often look to the natural world to recharge. It is accepted that being in nature makes us feel physically and psychologically better, whether it is a long walk in the countryside, a stroll in a local park or sitting in a garden. As part of that connection with nature we record it through photographs, drawings or collecting leaves, feathers, stones, and shells. We like to bring the outside into our homes with collections and reminders of our experiences of the great outdoors.’
