ISOBEL WALKER

Born in Newtown, mid Wales; trained as a teacher and then graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in Fine Art, (Printmaking). Now work from my studio in the award-winning Yorkshire ArtSpace in Sheffield... I work mainly with etching and embossing, either singly or in combination. I enjoy working within the tradition of fine art printmaking, the sense of continuance in working in a contemporary, minimalist way, with a shape originally inspired by the cosmos, and in the case of embossing, what is left unstated... I have been intrigued by the circle, as a concept, for some time. It is a universal symbol with so many meanings, and it is the paradox of complex associated ideas, expressed in such a simple form, which inspires me. Enclosure, infinity, a window, a pathway, wholeness, universal symbol, the self, and the essence of nature are the most meaningful associations for me.

Primary location: Sheffield United Kingdom