Lamentation / The Good and the True

Lamentation   dyed and painted cloth, hand pieced, hand quilted, then hand stitched with red cotton sashiko thread.  57.5 x 58"  146 x 147 cm  2022

detail of Lamentation by Judy Martin

I used up all the green fabrics I had on hand to make this piece when my niece died of cancer age 38. 

The Good and the True  white wool whole cloth quilt, hand quilted, and then hand embroidered, (This quilt is the second side of the above quilt, Lamentation).   57.5 x 58"  147 x 146 cm  2022

Red thread is used in all cultures and has taken on meaning depending on where you live and what you want to believe.  Sometimes it means happiness, some times it means protection.  It also means good luck.   Red thread is the most powerful.   

White fabric most often refers to purity.  Liturgical embroidery uses white for celebration cloths.   

Exhibitions:  

 

Inside Out:  Judith e Martin's solo show in Kitchener Ontario in spring 2023. 

Stardust:  Martin's solo exhibition Gore Bay, Manitoulin Island, summer 2023.

Softer and Dreamier:  Judy Martin's solo exhibition at the Festival of Quilts Birmingham, UK in  August 2024.