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| ceremony for innocence 2010 photo, wax, ink on paper, red thread french knots, this is a detail |
About the above image: The photo transparency in Ceremony for Innocence is of Judy's first grandchild. The artwork has hung in her home studio for over ten years.
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| ceremony for mystery 2023 embroidery on vintage linen with red thread knots, this is a detail |
The first embroidery: What is the celebrant holding in his hands?
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| ceremony for memory 2023 embroidery on vintage linen with red thread protection, this is a detail |
The second embroidery, the image is from an art history book. The silk thread is used to draw with as if it were an ink or pencil drawing. Red thread means protection in many world cultures.
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| ceremony for wildness 2023, embroidery on vintage linen with red thread, a detail |
Milk weed grows wild in the fields of Manitoulin Island. The lace is hand made.
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| The Ceremonies series premiered at the Stardust exhibition in the Gore Bay museum (2023). Above: "Earth and Air" wool and linen quilt 94 x 82" "Ceremony for Wildness, 35 x 26.5" and Ceremony for Memory, 40 x 20" |
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| Ceremony for Mystery, with its own stand and ten bundles. Each bundle is made from wool wrapped around leaves from the artist's garden. |
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| ceremony for innocence, shown in its metal frame. 23 x 19 inches. |
2023: all four ceremonies were exhibited in Stardust, a solo exhibition of Judith E Martin's work at the Gore Bay Museum July 7 - September 15 2023 in Gore Bay, Manitoulin Island, Ontario.
