Yin Yin

Yin Yin is a two sided quilt.
Not large - about 34 inches wide, 27 inches high
hand stitched completely
Made in 2013

Reverse applique dot technique - the back of the dots showing rough on the linen side, the front of the dots neatly finished on the white wool side.
Both sides are the right side.  Both sides are the wrong side because the piece was quilted with the linen side facing up - the back of the quilting is the white side.

Yin Yin is the title because there is no Yang in this piece.
plant dyed linen, procion dyed velvet, white silk-wool gauze, red button thread and red silk embroidery floss around the edges.

Yin Yin was juried into Visions in San Diego 2014.  It won the Friends of Fiber art award.  A  catalogue was published.

Number 96

Cross My Heart

 Cross My Heart   2010

Cross My Heart, detail

The central square is layered painted and overdyed silk on dyed cotton velvet.  The surrounding borders are silk, embroidered and quilted at the same time with silk threads.

Measures 33" h x 35" wide.
Exhibited as part of Quilt National 2011 at the Dairy Barn in Athens Ohio.  Cross My Heart was part of the touring exhibition of Quilt National and was shown across the USA and also went to France to be part of the Carrefour in 2013.

 Purchased on opening day of Quilt National, this quilt is now in private collection. 

Number 95

Layers of Time

Layers of Time
Re-purposed vintage wool blankets, vintage lace doilies, linen damask table linens, and new silk.  Completely worked by hand with hand embroidery, layering methods, and hand quilted.  2013, 92" x 92"

The final meditation panel of the Manitoulin Circle Project.  These four large panels were made by hand by Judy Martin with assistance from the wider community of Manitoulin Island. These are slow art that involved over 140 different pairs of hands, with about two dozen regular participants every week for four years. 

The titles of the four panels refer to the nurturing of our environment and memory.  The vintage fabrics in all of the panels refer to domestic ritual.

The panels are intended to be hung in the sanctuary of the Little Current United Church in 2014.  They are united by the circle in square imagery and by the use of white, a celebratory liturgical colour.

Photos of the four panels were taken by Klaus Rossler while the exhibition entitled Mended World was installed in the Thunder Bay Art Gallery september 13 - october 27, 2012.

number 94

Precious Water

 Precious Water
recycled linen damask, new silk, completely worked by hand.  Hand applique, hand piecing, hand quilted.
2013, 86" x 86"

The third panel of the magnificent Manitoulin Circle Project, created by Judy Martin with community assistance very slowly and happily.  This project lasted for four years and involved over 140 participants with a steady two dozen regulars and many drop-ins.

The four panels are currently on exhibit in northern art galleries and will be eventually permanently installed in the Little Current United Church on Manitoulin Island in 2014.

photos by Klaus Rossler
number 93

Mended World

Mended World
recycled linen damask, new silk and cotton, hand and machine pieced, hand quilted by Judy Martin with community assistance, 2012, 96" x 96"

The second of four meditation panels made as part of the Manitoulin Circle Project.  The panels showed in northeren Ontario art galleries and will be permanently installed in the Little Current United Church on Manitoulin Island in 2014.

these photographs by Klaus Rossler

number 92

Earth Ark

Earth Ark
Recycled linen damask, new silk and cotton, vintage handkerchiefs, hand and machine pieced by Judy Martin with community assistance, 2011, 90" x 90"

One of four meditation panels from the Manitoulin Circle Project.  The panels were shown in art galleries in northern Ontario and will be permanently installed in the Little Current United Church in 2014.

photography by Klaus Rossler

Number 91