“with all the futures they dreamed or dealt in” is a line from Les Murray’s poem, ‘The Future’. This etching is inspired by the last rays of sunlight shining through a darkening tunnel of trees along the track behind our house. Along this track my children leave and return each day. Sometimes I watch them walk away until they are out of sight and I look for them on days when their return is through evening shadows. My children’s lives will stretch into a future that I won’t see. I hope the light that beckons them forward will be kind.

Five etchings:
These small works (below) were completed at a printmaking worksop where for a week I got to once again make etchings. In my home studio I don’t have access to acid baths for etching. It was an absolute joy to work again with traditional etching techniques.