Craft Currents: Contemporary Craft in Northern Ontario

Touring exhibition sponsered by the Ontario Craft Council July 2011 - March 2012

Sun Wise

Judy Martin
hand stitch,
couched fabric
dyed and felted wool
(Jan Korteweg hand weave)
45 cm w x 136 cm h


34 artists were selected by jury

jurors: John Ferris,
Linda Finn
Laurent Vailancourt

The exhibition began its tour in the Fort Frances museum.
The Ontario Craft Council has been showcasing work from the regions of Ontario, recently touring Masterworks East and Masterworks Southwest.

I still don't understand why this show of Northern craft artists is not named Masterworks North.

Manitoulin Art Tour
Judy will be displaying three of the four panels of the Manitoulin Circle Project during this year's art tour. As well, she is giving a sneak peek at Not to Know but to Go On, one year of stitching (so far) an installation that will be displayed Janurary 2012 in the Art Gallery of Sudbury.

Shown above Earth Ark,the first of the panels which will ultimately hang in public places on Manitoulin Island after touring in exhibition.

Manitoulin Art Tour July 15, 16, 17, 11 am to 4 pm
80 artists all across Manitoulin Island
Judy's studio is above the post office in downtown Little Current
14 Water Street