the sun, the moon, and also the stars

The Sun  side a
plant dyed velvet, cyanotype on cotton, wool threads

 The Sun side b
wool felt, acrylic paint, wool thread
stitched construction of separate collages
35.5 " high x 25.6 " wide

The moon side a
plant dyed velvet and flannel, wool thread

 The moon side b
wool felt, wool thread, a construction of separate stitched collages
35.8" h x 26" w

 And also the stars side a
Plant dyed velvet, men's silk ties, wool thread
reverse applique

and also the stars side b
wool felt with wool thread, hand stitch
33" h x 20" w

Exhibition story

2018:  Cloth of Time, Mary E Black Gallery in Halifax Nova Scotia.  A two person exhibition.

2021:  Perivale Gallery for the season.  One piece, (And Also the Stars) sold into private collection.

Earth and Air

 

Earth and Air   2017  plant dyed wool, linen damask, machine and hand constructed, hand stitched
94 inches high x 82 inches wide  (238 cm h x 208 cm w) 

Exhibition record;

a key piece for Judy's solo exhibition "The Cloud In Me" at David Kaye Gallery in the Queen West area of Toronto, month of October 2017.
included in Fibreworks at the  Queen Square Gallery in Cambridge, Ontario, October 2018

Earth and Air is currently in the collection of the artist, available for purchase.

soft summer gone

Soft Summer Gone  2016

262 cm h x 256 cm  - approximately 100 inches by 100 inches
The fabrics are silk that have been dyed with local plants from Manitoulin Island
The piece is quilted with hand embroidery.   Silk and wool threads
Couching and stem stitch.

completely construcgted by hand stitch
and quilted with hand embroidery

Soft Summer Gone won two awards for Surface Design in Quilt National 17,
It showed at the Dairy Barn, Athens Ohio from May to September 2017.
It went on as part of that exhibtion to Riffe Gallery, Columbus Ohio in the spring of 2018.

In November 2020, it was acquired by the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln Nebaska for the museum's Quilt National collection. 

Time Passes Over the Earth

Time Passes Over The Earth    2015
silk rayon velvet, plant dyes, bamboo batt, backed with wool gauze, cotton and silk threads
hand pieced and hand  quilted
24.5" h x 20'5"w

What it FEELS like to live on Manitoulin Island.

Exhibition Record:
2016  My Corner of The World: Canada
          Stratford Perth Museum, Stratford Ontario, a SAQA exhibition (Studio Art Quilt Association).
          Michela Fitzsimmons; juror, Bethany Garner; co-ordinator
          Toured until 2018
2018  Available through David Kaye Gallery Toronto Ontario
2019  Beauty Emotion Spirit Soul exhibition at One Sky gallery, Sudbury month of April
2019  Available through Guildworks Bloomfield Ontario

Beginning With Time

Beginning With Time: Day  78" x 90" (198 x 228cm) 2015  re-purposed wool blankets and blanket cloth, wool yarns, silk velvet, plant dyes and procion mx dyes.
Reverse applique, seed stitch, all by hand

Beginning With Time: Night  78" x 90"  2015  re-purposed wool blankets, cotton velveteen, wool yarns, alpaca roving, silk velvet, plant dyes and procion mx dyes. Reverse applique, couching, seed stitch, all by hand.

This is a two sided piece.  Both sides are the right side.
Created for the exhibition Wild Pure Aesthetic Wonder
which was curated by Gloria Hickey and Philippa Jones.

Exhibition Record:

Wild Pure Aesthetic Wonder, Craft Council gallery, Devon House, 59 Duckworth Street, St. John's Newfoundland.   March 21 - April 25 2015.  The exhibition includes 20 contemporary fibre artists, most from Newfoundland.

Wild Pure Aesthetic Wonder, Woody Point Discovery Centre in Gros Morne National Park, May 1 - October 16, 2015.  part of  Fibre Arts Newfoundland October 14-18.

Perspectives from Here  Thunder Bay Art Gallery   June - September 2017 in celebration of Canada's 150th birthday.  Artists in this exhibition were all connected to the north western region of Ontario.  Judy Martin was born in Fort Frances.

Beginning With Time is in private collection and was loaned for these exhibitions.

YIN YIN

 Yin Yin side a   2013
27 inches high, 36 inches wide
materials:  plant dyed linen, procion dyed velvet, cotton thread, wool batt, backed with wool gauze
techniques:  reverse of reverse applique, hand quilting

Yin Yin side b   2013
27 inches high, 36 inches wide
materials:   natural wool gauze, procion dyed silk velvet, cotton button thread, wool batt, backed with plant dyed linen
techniques:  reverse applique, hand quilting

The title reminds us that this piece does not have an outer  side, rather it has two inner sides.  No yang, just two yin.

Exhibition record:

2014: Lucky Protection  solo exhibition Northern Artist Gallery, Sudbury Ontario

2014: Visions: The Sky's The Limit  juried exhibition, Visions Art Museum, San Diego, California,  USA    jurors Sue Benner and Patty Hawkins
Award:  Friends of Fiber Art International as the quilt that most reflects the universality of artistic expression  Published:  Visions: The Sky's The Limit catalogue

2015: available at David Kaye Gallery  Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2019: available at Guildworks Gallery, Bloomfield Ontario, Canada

2023: Inside Out  solo exhibition Homer Watson Gallery, Kitchener Ontario

2023: Stardust solo exhibition Gore Bay Museum, Gore Bay Ontario, Canada

2024: Softer and Dreamier solo exhibition Festival of Quilts Birmingham, UK 

2025:  entered private collection, Colorado USA

Layers of Time

     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.

starry night

 40" x 46". plant dyed silk and silk wool blend 

shibori markings with hawthorne and walnut

hand embroidery and quilting

exhibition record

until January 6 2013:  Auburn, New York
                                 Schweinfurth Art Center
                                 Quilts=Art=Quilts  (sold into private collection)

Monumental Simplicity

 nine feet square, plant dyed wool/silk blend

 hand stitched with naturally dyed silk threads

upper half dyed with willow, lower half dyed with cone flowers and iron

exhibition record

June 2012:  London, England, Middlesex University BA hons embroidered textile degree exhibition
November 2012: Oakville, Canada, World of Threads festival, with Continuum
February 2013, Germany, Continuum, independent exhibition

April 2019, Beauty, Emotion, Spirit, Soul - solo exhibition at One Sky Gallery in Sudbury Ontario