Artist of the month July 2024: Kath Freeman

“I’ve been living in Montgomeryshire for fifty years, enjoying its plants and animals, wild and domestic. My prints usually start with a sketchbook or camera, recording the small and wonderful moments that lift the day, later playing around with the ideas before using a tabletop etching press to make reduction linocuts or drypoint etchings. I did a foundation course in Leeds, followed by a BA in Fine Art at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, later working in textiles, community arts and arts in mental health. I began printmaking in retirement and have only recently started showing my work.”