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.  

In private collection:  Ottawa, Ontario

Earth Dance

Earth Dance silk thread, watercolour paper, hand stitched  21" x 20.5"   (53 x 50 cm)  2022 (metal frame with glass)

for our imaginations and for our hearts

Premier showing at the Perivale Gallery, Manitoulin Island  in 2022  

Part of Judy's Inside Out exhibition in spring of 2023, at the Homer Watson House in Kitchener.

Also part of Judy's Stardust exhibition, Gore Bay museum, summer 2023. 

Fourth and final showing:  Le Nouveau Louvre, galerie du nouvel-ontario, december 2023.  Sold on opening day.

In private collection, Sudbury, Ontario..

red thread hearts

 red thread hearts 2019, a two sided piece (detail side b above)

red thread hearts side a
sixteen women's handkerchiefs, damask table cloth, cotton and silk threads
hand stitched, 76" x 76" or 193 x 193 cm

the women's handkerchiefs are edged with red thread and then appliqued to 20" of damask
the damask squares are then hand sewn together, each sam is hemmed

The central whirl is made with a running stitch and appears the same on both sides of the fabric

 red thread hearts side b, reverse applique, red cotton thread couched with silk thread

circular motifs made with red thread are protection symbols for the mother in  many world cultures