ARTIST INSPIRATION: Rebecca Hutchinson

During my group tutorial with Ingrid, we discussed how my work was becoming larger scale, she suggested looking at large scale paper clay and paper sculptor Rebecca Hutchinson. I was amazed at her interests and direction of her work as they align very closely to my focuses and interests into natural forms.

Rebecca hutchins sculptures explore the tactile connections of the environment and natural structures. Exploring this through handmade paper and paper clay, using references from ecology and plant structures. These forms become very site responsive to material and process, using recycled and collected materials. Ienjoy the way the forms vary in texture and colour, scale and detail. I enjoy how the forms grow out of the structure, leaving parts of the frame exposed. the sculptures look like they belong as a collective but not one the same as another.

• Growth, inspiration form ecology and natural structures.
• Natural and recycled materials to make the forms, paper clay
• Large scale, site responsive, intricate, textural, collections/ groupings

Moving Forward, I want to continue to develop my forms taking influence from Rebecca Hutchinson’s work with regards to the idea of collections, a family of forms (making each different from the next varying the texture, the size, representing the idea of growth) , also continuing to focus my ideas of site responsive sculptural forms using recycled and natural materials. Hutchins work sits well within a gallery space. I am starting to consider where my forms may be best placed. Although I have designed my forms to be biodegradable and a response to my experience within the New Forest. For the purposes of preserving and sharing my work, a gallery space would best represent my work, although for the purposes of showing the audience where my inspiration came, I want to photograph my sculptural forms within the environment.

I really enjoy the simplicity of Hutchinson’s website also, she clearly lays out her work and her bio and about page really emphasises her inspirations.