Myra Hutton

My work generally consists of densely textured layers exploring colour and texture through a fusion of hand dyed fabrics, and embellished hand made felt. I create rich landscapes, sunsets, seascapes and ‘English country gardens’ using wool and silk fibres in a ‘painterly ‘ way, creating blocks of vibrant colour before felting, blending and shading as I go. I then build up the layers with textured embellishment using the sewing machine as a drawing tool to bring the picture alive.  When viewed from a distance my work is often assumed to be oil or acrylic paintings and viewers are amazed on closer inspection to find it is textiles. They are pieces to lose yourself in and can constantly offer something new for the spectator to notice.
My ‘open’ pieces invite interaction from the viewer, very textured and tactile they can be gently tweaked. Where feathers or fluffy fibres are used a light breeze can add movement.

I also work in an illustrative way with dye and stitch, in an ink and wash style exploring the linear qualities of architecture and objects, producing contemporary scenes and images and my more recent developments have been to combine my embellished felt work with my illustrative work.

My inspiration comes from my natural surroundings and experiences drawing on the hues, shapes and textures of land, sea and air with the influences of the elements. I aim to capture the essence of a place or scene.