Graduation Ceremony, Middlesex University, London England

lived experience, months of labour

pioneer science, domestic respect

eternal and timeless, natural order

intimate grandeur, I am just a speck

life whirls around me, repetitive risking

wide gentle blanket, stitching holds time

my friend the horizon, breathing in, breathing out

rhythmic intensity, simple design

daily activity, existence and absence

urgent decisions undo and redo

my caress is a gift, embedded in nature

touch is the mother, returns self to you 

Judy Martin:  First Class Honours, BA embroidered textiles, Middlesex University, July 20, 2012

Monumental Simplicity, silk wool blend fabric dyed with plants and hand stitched with silk yarn, 109" square

Six fellow grads at the July 20th ceremony.  From left to right, Val Cross, Victoria Jenkins, Jean Kirk, Caroline Hibbs, Marilyn Hall and Denise Jones.  Congratulations to all of you.

Although the four overseas students did not attend the ceremony, we were in London for the exhibition at the university a month earlier, June 20th.  Congratulations goes out to Monika Bruckner from Germany, Lesley Turner and Ingrid Lincoln from Canada (as well as moi).  

Now, on to the next challenge for all of us.

Mended World Installed

Mended World, the second of the Manitoulin Circle Project panels, was installed in the Little Current United Church in early June.

96" x 96", it is the largest of the four panels. 

Hand and machine pieced, recycled linen tablecloths and new silk fabrics,.   Hand quilted. For more information about this community stitch project, click here.