Kate Hudson

Kate is an Eltham artist specialising in limited edition linocuts.   She trained in textile design at Central School of Art & Design, London and worked freelance for six years before migrating to Australia in 1990.

Kate uses objects from around the house and plants in the garden as a design source and is influenced by her textile training and a love of oriental art.

There are many stages in making a print.  First the idea, maybe some flowers that are a beautiful colour or shape.  These are arranged into a still life and a drawing made to use as the design for the print.  The drawing is transferred onto a block of lino and carved out.  Then the actual printing when you see the image come to life.  Kate does her printing at the Australian Print Workshop in Fitzroy on a wonderful old 1888 Albion printing press.