Layers of Time, 2013, 233h x 233w x 1d cm, (92" x 92")
Materials: re-cycled wool blanket, re-purposed domestic lace, re-cycled linen
damask, foundation fabrics (light weight wool, light weight cotton, plant dyed
linen), re-cycled wedding dress, silk ribbon, perle cotton #5 and #3, cordonnet
lace making thread, glass beads, sewing and quilting threads, bamboo batting,
backed with linen damask pieced with cotton designed by marimekko.
Techniques:
Layering onto foundation fabrics by hand, hand stitching, hand
embroidery, hand quilting, made with community assistance. Photo:
Klaus Rossler
exhibition history
This quilt is part of the Manitoulin Circle Project which took place
over four years in Little Current Manitoulin Island under the leadership
of Judy Martin. 149 community members took part in hand stitching four
large meditation panels.Layers of Time was part of the solo exhibition, Mended World. Organized by the Thunder Bay Art Gallery (catalog)
September 13 - October 27, 2013 Thunder Bay Art Gallery, part of the Mended World Exhibition
January 19 - March 2, 2014 Art Gallery of Sudbury, Mended World Exhibition
Easter Sunday April 20, 2014, The four panels are installed in the Little Current United Church for permanent display.
October 18-20 2014, Manitoulin Circle Project, Espanola Fibre Festival, Judy Martin key note speech
November, 2014: World of Threads Festival, Oakville, Ontario. The four large panels are shown in solo exhibition at the festival.
May 9 - June 14 2015, Homer Watson House and Gallery, Kitchener Ontario, Mended World Exhibition
October 2015; The 4 large panels traveled to Gros Morne, Newfoundland for the fibreconference sponsored by the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador. Judy Martin taught a workshop based on the technique and design of the panels.
