Brenda Hutchings
Fabric Artist • Jewelry Artist
Getting dirty. Both feet in. Asking questions.
Brenda has been working with her hands since she was a kiddo, always creating and blessed with a family that encouraged learning and curiosity. She has been working in fiber since 1976, starting with embroidery and stitching, sewing, quilting. She earned her BA at Columbia College in Chicago, with a concentration in Typography and Graphic Design.
In 2011, Brenda was offered the opportunity to home two alpaca, and as they say, the rest is history! Currently, Brenda has two fiber-producing Pygora Goats (Pygmy+Angora breed) and also shares a working studio and shop with Kathy Williams in Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia. (The Playground) At Fiber Arts: A Working Studio, Brenda offers The 3 C's: Classes, Creativity, and Collaboration! "Kathy and I even host the Fiber Festival in the Valley. "We jump in with both feet," says Brenda. "I have narrowed my medium usage to upcycling and "fiber"...paper, animal, plant, gourds, paper clay..." Brenda laughs, knowing that "fiber" is such a broad term. "It is all about playing, learning, sharing and asking the "what if's". It is about having fun, and being gracious to yourself and others, come play sometime."
Brenda has been working with her hands since she was a kiddo, always creating and blessed with a family that encouraged learning and curiosity. She has been working in fiber since 1976, starting with embroidery and stitching, sewing, quilting. She earned her BA at Columbia College in Chicago, with a concentration in Typography and Graphic Design.
In 2011, Brenda was offered the opportunity to home two alpaca, and as they say, the rest is history! Currently, Brenda has two fiber-producing Pygora Goats (Pygmy+Angora breed) and also shares a working studio and shop with Kathy Williams in Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia. (The Playground) At Fiber Arts: A Working Studio, Brenda offers The 3 C's: Classes, Creativity, and Collaboration! "Kathy and I even host the Fiber Festival in the Valley. "We jump in with both feet," says Brenda. "I have narrowed my medium usage to upcycling and "fiber"...paper, animal, plant, gourds, paper clay..." Brenda laughs, knowing that "fiber" is such a broad term. "It is all about playing, learning, sharing and asking the "what if's". It is about having fun, and being gracious to yourself and others, come play sometime."