What Makes Me Tick

I’m an Artist/Designer/Maker who experiences pure JOY when working with my hands and creating from my soul. Ever since I can remember, I’ve had a creative energy bubbling up inside me - the need to experiment, to build, to take things apart, to make marks and play with colour.

Growing up in Toronto, I was inspired by my dad - an artist/cartoonist/graphic designer - who shared with me his love of tools, art supplies and creative experimentation. In 2010, I discovered the excitement of working with encaustic medium and immediately fell madly in love - it was so tactile and versatile - and there were tools, lots of awesome tools!

I share my passion, expertise and joy of learning with others when I teach art workshops. My fundamental belief is that all people - no matter their age - deserve a safe, fun and nurturing space where they can let their inner artist out to play.

  • When viewing my most recent artwork, at first glance it seems quite straight forward. Upon a closer look, one discovers that there’s much more going on beyond the surface. Layer upon layer peek through, creating curiosity for the viewer to get closer, to look deeper, to discover the magic below. My goal is to create unique, engaging and thought provoking artwork inspired by the wonders of nature and the textures of urban life, quite often combining both to add underlying tension within my work.

    I go about this by intuitively playing and experimenting - injecting my wonky, whimsical, authentic self into all my creative adventures. I am currently combining poetry and mixed media, taking inspiration from one to create the other, the two becoming completely intertwined. Sometimes I begin by playing with words, conjuring up images reflecting my inspiration and emotions. Other times it starts with layer upon layer of encaustic (molten wax) combined with unique papers, photos, sketches, marks, and more. Once the depth and magic is present within the physical piece, poetic words begin to flow from within me.

  • From the Inside Out, Dee Hutton / Chantal Wolf, Collingwood, ON - 2025

    Wax + Water, Dee Hutton/Victoria Wallace, Nooks Studio, Toronto, ON - 2017

    A Creative Life, DESIGNnook, Toronto, ON - 2016

    Colour- Carve - Create, Dee Hutton, LucSculpture, Toronto, ON - 2013

    The Art of Wax, Dee Hutton, Cool East Market, Toronto, ON - 2011

  • Beyond The Surface, OMHA, Orillia, ON - 2024

    Celebrating the Colour Turquoise, The Gallery at L.E. Shore, Thornbury, ON - 2024

    Dear Earth, My Love, Churchill/Embacher/Hutton/Wolf, Meaford Hall Gallery, Meaford, ON - 2023

    Diverse Perspectives from the Bay, Hutton/Jennett/Keskikyla/Simmons, L.E. Shore Gallery, Thornbury, ON - 2023

    Square Foot Show, Loft Gallery, Thornbury, ON - 2022

    Summer Group Show, Blue Crow Gallery, Toronto, ON - 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017

    Annual BMFA Juried Group Show, Pressman Gallery, Collingwood, ON - 2019

    Small Art Big Hearts, Waddingtons Online Auction, Toronto, ON - 2018, 2017

    Canada 150, Yellow House Gallery, Toronto, ON - 2017

    Canada 150, Cobalt Gallery, Toronto, ON - 2017

    Bees (& the Birds) Show, Toronto Etsy Street Team Gallery, Toronto, ON - 2017

    Winter Holiday Show, LucSculpture, Toronto, ON - 2016

    Encaustic Art Show, LucSculpture, Toronto, ON - 2016, 2014

    Group Art Show, Artisans At Work, Toronto, ON - 2015

    Black and White Ball, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, ON - 2012, 2011

    The Cup, Distill Gallery, Distillery District, Toronto, ON - 2011

  • Telephone Project, Satellite Collective, New York, USA - 2015 https://telephone.satellitecollective.org/works/266

  • Blue Mountain Foundation of the Arts
    2017-present

    IEA: International Encaustic Artists
    2010-present