Although I have really come to the end of the AA2A I have kindly been allowed to continue to work in the print department for a little longer. Throughout the scheme I have rigorously pushed and combined a variety of print processes and am delighted that this has not only extended my knowledge and confidence but also dramatically changed the image content of my work. I have really enjoyed the ability to layer and use colour alongside photographic elements and although it is a little against my nature the more controlled aspects of etching have really helped me to focus my ideas. To this end I am now working on my final piece which I am hoping to show in the MA exhibition in September. This consists of a series of reductive prints which are intended to be viewed as a set. The overall effect is simple and stark, and represents the culmination of the scheme for me. At the outset I wanted to produce a show piece and finally I seem to have cracked it, with image, process and materials coming together as intended. Now I have the remaining weeks to etch and print the series. I am a little apprehensive as these works need to be crisp and professional but am looking forward to my first real edition. 

I can not thank  AA2A enough for the opportunity I have been given this year.  To have reached this point has been a long journey but one that has been well worth it.