Arc Poetry

 Judy Martin was invited to participate in the summer edition of Canada’s important poetry magazine, Arc Poetry.  

Her work is on both covers and is also featured in a central 8 page spread.  

The artist considers her work to be like poems, so this was nice.  

The art director placed the first side of the quilts opposite their second sides.  Above is Prayer To the Sky.  Below is Far Away Stars and Cloudy Day. 

To purchased a single copy or to subscribe to the Arc Poetry, click here.  

Beyond The Sky

 Today, August 23 at 1 pm, Judy Martin will be interviewed by Sophie Anne Edwards.  The conversation will be recorded and will be made available on Martin’s blog soon.  

sold through Perivale Gallery

Prayer for the 21st century: Courage

silk thread on linen, mounted on wool blanket, framed in wood (frame not shown)

hand stitch

12 inches x 12 inches  2025  by Judy Martin

Sold in July 2025 from the Perivale gallery.

 

The Sky / Le Ciel

The wrapping of the earth by the sun in a 24 hour cycle gives us, every morning, a new day after a night of darkness.  The stunning colours of dawn arouse feelings of reassurance within me.  By making hand stitched quilts, I hope to share similar emotions of affirmation and care.  Judy Martin 2025

On July 10 from 5 - 7 pm, the Art Gallery of Sudbury hosted a "meet the artist event" to introduce Judy Martin to the public. Refreshments and remarks were in 170 Elgin street, just down the street from 174 Elgin street (the main exhibition space for the gallery.)

Under Drifting Stars

The event was well attended by Sudbury artists as well as friends and neighbours of the artist.  

  

Prayer Cloth: Hope

Sharron Sarchet and Elyse Portal shared images of the event on social media.  Judy Martin has not yet been able to document the exhibition herself and is very thankful for these photos.

Cloudy Day  

The exhibition was beautifully installed by the curatorial staff of the gallery.  Several pieces are suspended from the ceiling so that both sides of Martin's quilts can be easily seen. 

The mix of sizes and also the manner of installation made moving through the exhibition a delight.  The thirteen quilts and two bundle sculptures fit into the space very beautifully.  

Judy Martin in front of Starry Starry

The Sky / Le Ciel continues until August 30, 2025 at 174 Elgin Street, Downtown Sudbury.  

10 - 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday.  (closed Sunday and Monday)

Downtown Sudbury posted a video on facebook and instagram that features Taddrick Tremblay speaking about Judy's work on display.   Thank you to all involved.  (you might need to unmute the video to hear Tadd speak)          instagram link        facebook link:

Meet the Artist: July 10 2025

 

Come meet Judy Martin, the artist behind our latest exhibition The Sky: New Quilts.   

The exhibition continues at the Art Gallery of Sudbury's main exhibition space, 174 Elgin Street, downtown Sudbury, Ontario, Canada from June 17 to August 30, 2025.   

The Meet the Artist event is on Thursday, July 10, from 5 - 7 pm.  Refreshments will be served.  

For more information, visit the art gallery's website.  artsudbury.org

poet in love at quilt canada 2025

poet in love, old cotton quilt with velvet patches by Judy Martin

Renewal, the juried exhibition of Canadian members of Studio Art Quilts Association, was one of the special exhibits at the Canadian Quilters Guild conference that took place June 18 - 21 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

poet in love second side, silk and rayon patchwork and hand quilting by Judy Martin 2022

Judy Martin's repaired and distorted quilt, Poet in Love, is part of this exhibition.

The title was inspired by Sappho, the greek poetess who wrote about Eros and by Anne Carson, the Canadian poet who studied her and then wrote Eros, the Bittersweet.  

When a poet is in love, they are full of so many emotions, they are basically wrecked.

The Sky / Le Ciel is installed in Sudbury

from left:   all the lived emotions (the two sculptures),
sacred ground,
the day, the night, and then the day again,
and prayer cloth: hope

The Sky : New Quilts by Judy Martin has just been installed in the art gallery of Sudbury.  Martin was invited to exhibit at this venue for the entire summer (June 17 - August 30) by gallery director/curator, Demetra Christakos.  Ally Zmijowskyj Carlos was in charge on the installation of the fourteen textile artworks.

from left:  under drifting stars, sky with many moons,
starry starry in middle of room,
the day, the night, and then the day again,
prayer cloth:hope and inner world.

The opening reception will happen on July 10, 5-7 pm.  

This exhibition is being shown at the art gallery of Sudbury's temporary location, (174 Elgin Street, downtown Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.).  The art gallery of Sudbury will be moving into a renovated building in 2026 or 2027.