Artist Louise O'Hara captures the countryside in her beautiful fabric collages

Vintage oddments of textiles help evoke childhood memories

The purples and greens of a moorland landscape start to come alive in a patchwork of lace, silk and paper shapes. Artist Louise O'Hara outlines the position of a ramshackle gate in pencil, before threading a needle and starting to sew. 

Colour and texture abound in her small studio in the heart of a Cheshire village. Vintage fabrics spill out of boxes, inks and reels of thread cluster on wooden workbenches among pots of paint, glue and brushes. Lengths of cloth hang off chairs, bales of paper are stacked under tables. 

This is where Louise portrays the light and textures of the world around her. She crafts paintings and collages that capture the spirit of the countryside and seascape. Many are based on her own memories of childhood holidays. Her designs are tactile but delicate. 

Photography: Jeremy Walker

The complete feature about Louise O'Hara's work appeared in the May / June 2016 issue of LandScape. 
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