Magdalena 12 etching & linocut framed 07

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During a recent residency at the Venice School of Graphic Arts, Shelley worked at the Department of Micrology where she spent time researching water samples from the Venice canals using the environment of a science laboratory to generate her artistic enquiry.

Exploring and experiencing wild and natural places is central to Shelley’s art practice. She aims to make connections between her experiences, organic forms, found objects and personal events. Her work is inhabited with organic shapes, plant life and anatomy. The movement of water and its potential for change and renewal provides particular inspiration

Shelley Burgoyne's new prints include a series of etchings; the Rialto, Cannaregio and Magdalena Series. In these works she combines etching with carborundum and linocut techniques. The etchings in the Laguna Series develop drawings made directly into her sketchbooks whilst working with the microscopic samples.