After this foray into the 3D world, Alison returned to her first love, printmaking, and for 9 years ran the Printmaking Workshop at Lincoln University. There she completed her M.A. in printmaking and began to ehibit her work in various galleries. 

Her work concentrates on animals. Having been  brought up on a farm she is clearly familiar with farm and domestic animals, and she portrays them with her unique quirky humour. More exotic species have started to appear in her work. Here she often conjures up bizarre situations in which to set her animal subjects.
 

“Although I love all forms of printmaking, my current favourite is the woodcut, and I attack my plates quite brutally at times,” says Alison. “I am always surprised at how simple they are; just a few lines to denote the essentials. I like the hands-on nature of producing a plate and its immediacy. I don’t keep highly detailed sketchbooks etc as I use the plate rather than paper to work out ideas. I think this is why my images are quirky, if I plan too much I find this is often lost”

The images opposite are some examples of Alison's work.I'm intending to show more examples  - hopefully before long. If you'd like any more details, please contact me.