{"id":341,"date":"2014-03-15T11:57:40","date_gmt":"2014-03-15T11:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/?p=341"},"modified":"2018-03-15T14:49:15","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T14:49:15","slug":"in-the-studio-maxine-sutton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/in-the-studio-maxine-sutton\/","title":{"rendered":"In The Studio: Maxine Sutton"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Maxine<\/a><\/p>\n

Painterly, abstract and textural, Maxine Sutton\u2019s<\/span> designs bring a soft, playful feel to Heal\u2019s Limited Edition cushion <\/a><\/span>collection. We convinced the artist-turned-designer to take a tea break in her Margate studio, and chat to us about her work.<\/p>\n

Tell us about your design process Maxine\u2026 how do you get started?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Day to day I do different things; I look, draw and doodle, take photos and collect clippings of images and sometimes\u00a0colours and\u00a0text.\u00a0When I start a new body of work I take these collections of ideas, and bits of things in sketchbooks to the studio. Sometimes I\u2019ll just begin with collage or watercolour and ink drawings.<\/p>\n

I am not trained as a designer, my first degree is in Fine Art. Often my designed products evolve\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0artworks I\u00a0make\u00a0where I am not constrained by the end use. I design mostly through making: get on the print table, start mixing colours and printing, then work between the print process\u00a0and\u00a0embroidery.<\/p>\n

Talking about colour, everyone has very personal reaction to it. Are there any colours you instinctively avoid?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I struggle with purples and lavenders but, I never say never! I think it\u2019s important to challenge your own habits and instincts sometimes, so who knows? Maybe one day I’ll go through a purple phase\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Maxine<\/a><\/p>\n

Do you have a design hero that influences your work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I look at a variety of sources for inspiration \u2013 it\u2019s often paintings and fine art that move me. I love William Scott’s paintings and Kiki Smith\u2019s drawings and prints, but really my influences change all the time. For instance, I loved the interiors in Wes Anderson\u2019s\u00a0Grand Budapest Hotel .<\/em><\/p>\n

Are there any studio superstitions\/ design quirks that you\u2019re happy to share with us?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am<\/em> quite superstitious, but I can’t\u00a0think\u00a0of any examples right now!<\/p>\n

Tell us about the first textile you designed\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>When I graduated, I sold some of my fine art prints as textile designs – painterly\u00a0abstracts were on trend for fashion in the mid-80s. But technically my first textile was after art school;\u00a0I was working in the West End as a stage hand, and I hand printed and sewed skateboard shorts with an abstract potato print,\u00a0and sold them from a market stall. The designs were quite\u00a0influenced\u00a0by Body Map and Keith\u00a0Haring, and I\u2019m sure the print was very crude. My boyfriend\u00a0and I wore them when we went skating under the Southbank!<\/p>\n

So how did you come to get involved with <\/strong>Heal\u2019s Limited Editions<\/strong>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I met Michelle Alger [Heal\u2019s Head of Home] and Pia Benham [Heal\u2019s Head of Fabric] a year or so\u00a0ago when they visited my shop and studio space in Margate. Then, when I was showing at TENT London I met Caroline Dulko, and while we were\u00a0chatting\u00a0we discussed\u00a0a Limited Edition range for Heal\u2019s.<\/p>\n

It was really\u00a0exciting\u00a0for me, as I’d rather work on small-batch collections, keeping the making and\u00a0production in\u00a0house or close by. I think Heal\u2019s really understands craftspeople, and it\u2019s so good to work with a company that champion hand-making and traditional \/ contemporary craft skills.<\/p>\n

Finally, what three words would you use to describe your <\/strong>Limited Edition collection for Heal\u2019s<\/strong>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tactile, Tasty (colour combinations), Tickled (pink)!<\/p>\n

(I hope the\u00a0colour,\u00a0print and tactile qualities give off a happy vibe,\u00a0tickled\u00a0is a good word for happy\u2026)<\/p>\n

We think that\u2019s cheating Maxine, but we\u2019ll let it go! <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Maxine<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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