Hi, I’m Carrie, Celtic knot artist and printmaker.

I work from my studio in Derwentside, County Durham. I create lino prints of local landscapes, architecture and nature and original hand drawn Celtic knotwork. I also love to teach these skills (and more!) to others – find out more at www.craftsforwellbeing.co.uk

Read more about my printmaking practice

Read more about my Celtic Knotwork practice

I have also created three colouring books for all of you adult colouring enthusiasts out there!

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Originally from the Lancastrian coast, I have moved many times and finally settled in County Durham, north east England, in 1998.

I trained as a graphic designer at a publishing firm in Leicester in the early 1990s (everything was done on a Compugraphic typesetter machine then, with scalpels and plenty of spray adhesive!). I completed a BA (Hons) degree in Germanic Studies in the mid-1990s, which involved a wonderful year living in north eastern Germany, on the Baltic coast.

Throughout this time I have always been drawing, printmaking and creating, and as well as my professional practices of Celtic knot drawing and lino printing, as a hobby I also enjoy various textile crafts, including knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving and bargello embroidery. I teach most of these crafts too.

I live with my wonderful partner, who is also a Celtic knot artist, and we spend our spare time renovating our house and working in our allotment – and enjoying the produce from it, of course!

Lino printing at Beamish Museum
Lino printing at Beamish Museum
Screen printing workshop in progress
Lino cut printmaking workshop in progress
Printmaking workshop in progress
Monoprint printmaking workshop in progress