Since joining BGP, Emily Simson has built on a painting background and formal fine arts training from Tamworth TAFE and Newcastle University by experimenting with printmaking techniques to suit a variety of subjects and image-making projects.

Initially focused on the immediate landscape for inspiration to capture the light and shadow effects in the bush, her focus has moved into the observation of patterns and textures in nature.

Emily explores collagraph and monotype methods, sometimes together to layer textures, patterns and colours. Taking advantage of interchangeable plates to repeat patterns and using stencils or masked areas to create a variety of compositions with the same subject. The imagery comes through botanical and found objects from the bush and beaches, the printed form supports a curiosity of how patterns, shapes and textures can be combined.