About Kat Foxhall Print

Hi! My name is Kat. I am a printmaker based in Oxfordshire.

 

I took up printmaking after taking evening classes at Leicester Print Workshop, and immediately fell in love with the smell of the inks, and the way that you can use acid, wax and fire to create beauty and intricacy from a sheet of dull metal.

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After the COVID lockdowns, and with two young children, I realised that returning to a 2-hr commute to London was not going to work. Not really knowing what to do with my life, I joined the Oxford Printmakers Co-operative as a member in 2022 and found my people! Turning my hobby into a business has allowed me to combine the creative work I've always wanted to do with family life and being a local councillor.  

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My etchings start as a piece of roofing zinc. Then, a design is etched onto the metal, using different kinds of wax and acids. After experimenting with colours and papers, each individual print is hand-wound through a press. I love the different processes involved in turning a sheet of bare metal into a beautiful design - full of lines, shade and texture.

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I grew up in rural Devon, where I spent hours exploring the overgrown woodlands that hid the old arsenic and copper mine workings of the Tamar Valley. I still find much of my inspiration from the contrasts of nature and human impact on the landscape - from ancient white horses to wind turbines.

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Please do get in touch if you have any questions or would like to find out more about any of my art.