In the Shade in the Garden at Fru Petersen's Cafe etching My practice is not obviously

My practice is not obviously engaged with worldly issues

Screenprint         Dimensions

and these have become integral to commissions

each block being inked in several colours

The artist walked from Monument (Newcastle city centre) out of one gate to the edge of the map (Newcastle A-Z) and back (always along a different route) into the city via another gate

In the Shade in the Garden at Fru Petersen's Cafe etching My practice is not obviouslyFrom a series of prints inspired by visits to the Danish island of Bornholm. Fru Petersen's Cafe is renowned for its Edwardian decor and cake buffet, and for long summer afternoons in the garden under the shade of a plum tree. Printed onto Kozo paper from 3 wooden blocks, each block being inked in several colours. Much of Joanna Bourne's inspiration for her prints comes from her local area of Newcastle with its town moor and parks and her allotment