My Studio
When I’m not out drawing, you’ll often find me working in my home studio. Surrounded by tropical plants with the natural light filtering in, this is where I do all my initial drawings for my linocuts and printing. All my linocut prints are handprinted using a hand barren on fine papers.
Hello!
I’m Safa - an artist who loves drawing and printmaking. I graduated with an English literature and teaching qualification and have been working in the education sector for over seventeen years. As a part-time Reading Specialist teacher, I facilitate a love for reading in young children. I dedicate the remaining part of my working week to my creative practice. Although I have no formal education in art, I’ve always loved creating and making things. Time spent with my sketchbook, lost in a drawing, allows me to be present and enjoy things that are important to me.
Inspiration
I believe we are surrounded by inspiration, often much closer than we realise. Maisy, my little muse, features in my works -offering the observer a little window of our home life. You’ll also find a theme of tropical plants and the outside world of nature weave its way into my drawings and prints.
My sketchbook becomes my travelling companion when I’m off solo travelling. I’m always excited to explore a new place and record moments of awe and wonder in the form of drawings. New colours, landscapes and people fill my sketchbook, fostering a deep connection to the moment. Drawings of the grand gardens of Alhambra, the lighthouse island of Faro and the whimsical landscape of Cappadocia, are just a few that have progressed onto the creation of linocuts.
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