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| Energy Cloth 2011 and Memories of Wikwemikong 2008 |
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| from top left, something more magical than it ever was 1991, work in progress (big silk quilt), House with the Golden Windows, (two walls only) 1993, moon cloth 2016 long night 2016, Cry me a River 2001, Monumental simplicity 2012 and in the middle, Protection Blanket - the yellow Amish piece - 2005 |
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| Turning the Sky To Cloth 2015 and Lake 2014 |
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| from top , indigo checkerboard in progress, beautiful blocks of time (bound journals, on going) The Rescuer 2001, velvet journal series, and She Sees Herself As Warm 1996 Velvet Journal series |
Monday May 2
5 pm end of year banquet, guest speaker 7 pm Judith Martin
Sudbury District Quilting and Stitchery Guild
Bryston's On The Park, Copper Cliff Ontario
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| Some of the Millennium Journal 1998-2001 |
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| from top Millennium Journal 2001, two embroidered pillow cases, Hold Me 2009 and Self Hug 2015, Jack's Quilt Lucky Protection 2011, coming clockwise, Turning The Air To Cloth 2015, Lake 2014, In the Centre of the Body is the Soul 1996, Cry Me a River 2001 at bottom, Sisu 2013, two 50th wedding banners 1999, twenty four hour care 2010 and Each Stitch is a prayer, 2004, the pale Amish in the middle of the photo. |
The process of
quiltmaking is a strange one. I become a
housewife. I wash the fabric, dry it,
dye it, iron it, sew it. Design is
urgent, but making a quilt requires a love of tedium. Those hours are filled with thoughts,
daydreams, cycles of emotions. Good
feelings turn into sadness. Frustrated boredom turns into meditative calm. When I’ve finished, there it is. My vision realized.
Time has passed. Things have been learned. Each quilt is a painting for me, but quilts
also have that functional possibility.
In the present day world of mass produced things, a unique, finely crafted
object becomes a statement of the quality of life I believe in. It is an honour to make a quilt.
Janet Koike
The lecture was successful. Over 100 were at the banquet, Judy Martin was given a standing ovation.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, Judy, I just discovered you1 You are going to be a tremendous inspiration to me from now on. I've saved your various web presences in every way possible! I live in Oregon so probably won't amke it to any of your workshops but sure would love to.
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