World of Threads 2018 'solo shows; Judy Martin

 "Today we're featuring a few more of our solo shows.  In these exhibits we enter a world where variety, innovation and a sustained vision have the upper hand.  All the exhibitions in the festival are curated by Gareth Bate and Dawne Rudman..

Judy Martin solo show
above photo
left to right  Bidwell  165h x 139w cm ,  The Cloud in Me  152h x 275w cm
and My Open Heart 147 h x 123 w
Photo by Gareth Bate

Judy Martin Manitoulin Island Ontario Canada
My art practice is informed by the aesthetics of time, touch and labour.  The materials that most inspire me are used domestic textiles which I deconstruct and then resconstruct and embed with dense hand stitching.  Cloth is a metaphor for the human body, and the softening and wearing of thin places in the cloth through use and repeated laundry is an eloquent reminder of this.

above  Bidwell
Cotton , Linen, hand pieced, reverse applique, hand embroidery, hand quilting
169 h x 139 w cm
photo:  Gareth Bate

My Open Heart   detail

The festivals are held in Oakville Ontario, every two years.
The next festival is October 24, 2020 until December 30, 2020.

The call for submissions will come out in April 2020.