Jill Impey

An artist exploring heritage & nature connections

print of nettle leaves in green and blue

Honouring Weeds

A monoprint collage of Brown Knap Weed with lilac and dark pink petals, domed furry brown centre and long green leaves.
Brown Knap Weed
A drypoint, etching printed in dark blue of Rib Wort Plantain with a spiky hairy seed head and ribbed stem.
Rib Wort Plantain
A monoprint collage of Red Campion with bright pink collaged flowers and blue green leaves on a blue black inky background.
Red Campion
A monoprint collage of Shield Lichen with pale grey- green branching leaves.
Shield Lichen
A monoprint collage of Pointed Spear Moss with spiky Blue green a leaves. Newsprint text reads 'rain' 'I love' and 'ground'.
Pointed Spear Moss
A monoprint collage of Pussy Willow with furry seed heads drawn in a charcoal, black ink on a yellow manila background.
Pussy Willow
A monoprint collage of Cow Vetch with pink and white petals and long tendrils with small green leaves.
Cow Vetch
A monoprint collage of Nettles with furry Blue green a leaves and inverted newsprint letters R, E & A beneath the ribbed structure of the leaves
Nettle
A monoprint collage of Spanish Bluebell with bright dark blue collaged flowers and long sap green leaves on a blue black inky background.
Spanish Bluebell

My collection “Honouring Weeds Wildflowers & Seeds” came about as the result of online workshops that I hosted for Participate Contemporary Artspace throughout the 2020 Covid lockdowns, still running in 2024. Each week I choose a plant from daily walks, my garden or wild flower borders to honour notice and identify by drawing and making a print/collage of that plant. Making in the virtual company of other artists was and is both inspiring and beneficial for my mental health and well-being. The “Gathering mosses, Lichen and Fungi” collection inspired by the writings of Robin Wall Kimmerer, followed and I subsequently developed a great love of these brilliantly, adapted survivalists.