About me and my Printmaking
Printmaking
With a lifelong passion for art and printmaking technologies, an extensive collection of historic etchings and engravings accumulated over decades, as well as nearly 25 years of working in the print-publishing industry - in October 2019 I finally took my first class in relief printing, and I have been hooked ever since! I’ve been a full member at the Edinburgh Printmakers for 2 years now, have experimented with reduction and jigsaw woodcut and linocut, tried wood engraving – but keep returning to single colour linocut as I love both the look of the outcome and the immediacy of the process.
I find myself drawn to fairies and the female form, as well as to the relationship between humans and their pets, in particular cats and dogs. Born in Germany, I hold dual citizenship and have lived in Edinburgh for the biggest part of my life now. I share my life with my son, my partner Laura, 3 Ragdoll cats and many wonderful friends.
About me and my Blog
Anja Salinger-Carsley
The idea for the blog stories came about on a joint holiday more than 10 years ago. I showed Susan a funny short story I had written as a child and which had been chosen for a competition. It was about a turtle, and Susan swiftly drew the most adorable turtle - and it all grew from there!
I am German, since 2014 also British, and came to Edinburgh, Scotland 30 years ago. I love this city! I speak German with my partner, my son, some of my colleagues - but am obviously surrounded by English, love language in general, and feel more British by now. The cultural differences sometimes feature in my blog stories.
Susan Hutchison
Susan is a successful professional illustrator and artist with over 25 years experience, and she lives and works in Perth, Scotland.
She is also a great friend and has kindly provided some illustrations as well as buckets of encouragement for my blog stories. You can find out more about Susan's amazing art from her website as well as her Facebook page.