Mended World Exhibition

Thunder Bay Art Gallery Installation, September 13-October 27, 2013, photo Klaus Rossler

   Art Gallery of Sudbury Installation, January 19 – March 2, 2014, photo Judy Martin

  Art Gallery of Sudbury Installation, January 19 – March 2, 2014, photo Judy Martin

The Mended World Exhibition consisted of the four meditation panels of the Manitoulin Circle Project,  Trinity (the small panel), Book of Hands (two books).
Included in the Mended World exhibition are the stitched journals Not to Know But To Go On and Cloud of Time.  

A catalog for the exhibition was published by the Thunder Bay Art Gallery.  Dr. Elizabeth Kalbfleisch, scholar in material art, was invited to write the catalog essay.  

Cover image for the Mended World catalog is of Not to know but to go on , photo Judy Martin

Book of Hands

 Book of Hands, 2013, two volumes, each 96 pages, each 40h x 28w x 5d cm. 

       Materials: Indian hand made paper, dye transfer, solvent transfer, felt, graphite,
                       digital ink jet photographs.                                  Photo: Klaus Rossler

 Detail:  Book of Hands, 2013,                                                        Photo: Judy Martin

Book of Hands records the participation of the wider community in the four year long community circle project.  Each participant's (144 in total) traced hand and signature is included.  Chronological and alphabetical lists of the names of participants included, as well as some digital photographs documenting the making of the meditation panels: Earth Ark, Mended World, Precious Water, Layers of Time.

These two books accompany the meditation panels and are permanently installed in the Little Current United Church in Little Current, Manitoulin Island, Ontario Canada.

They are also part of the Mended World exhibition.

September 13 - October 27, 2013 - Thunder Bay Art Gallery

January 19 - March 2, 2014 - Art Gallery of Sudbury
May 9 - June 14, 2015 - Homer Watson House and Gallery, Kitchener Ontario

Trinity

  Trinity, 2011, 86h x 61w x 1d cm.   (34" x 24")

 Materials: re-cycled linen damask, light weight cotton foundation cloth, embroidered linen, procion dye, sewing and quilting threads, bamboo batting, backed with linen damask.  

Techniques: intuitively hand pieced using multiple foundation cloths, hand appliqué, hand quilting.  Photo: Klaus Rossler

Exhibition History

Although this small quilt is included in the Manitoulin Circle Project, it has two differences.  Rather than hang on the sanctuary walls like the other four large meditation panels,  this piece is intended to hang in front of the pulpit and is called an antipendium in the united church.  Only Judy Martin's hands worked on this piece.

June 2011 installed in the Little Current United Church, Manitoulin Island
June 2012 won an award for original contemporary design at canadian quilt conference in Halifax
November 2012  included in Quiet Zone exhibition at World of Threads festival in Oakville Ontario

Sept 13-Oct 27 2013  part of the Mended World exhibition organized by the Thunder Bay Art Gallery
Jan 19-March 2,2014  Mended World Exhibition at Art Gallery of Sudbury
May 2015  Mended World Exhibition Homer Watson Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario

April 20, 2014 Easter Sunday permanently installed in the Little Current United Church
May 2017  included in the (in)finite exhibition of Canadian textiles for the 60th anniversary of the Anglican Foundation of Canada.  

Layers of Time

     Layers of Time, 2013, 233h x 233w x 1d cm,   (92" x 92")

Materials: re-cycled wool blanket, re-purposed domestic lace, re-cycled linen damask, foundation fabrics (light weight wool, light weight cotton, plant dyed linen), re-cycled wedding dress, silk ribbon, perle cotton #5 and #3, cordonnet lace making thread, glass beads, sewing and quilting threads, bamboo batting, backed with linen damask pieced with cotton designed by marimekko.   

Techniques:  Layering onto foundation fabrics by hand, hand stitching, hand embroidery, hand quilting, made with community assistance.  Photo:  Klaus Rossler

exhibition history

This quilt is part of the Manitoulin Circle Project which took place over four years in Little Current Manitoulin Island under the leadership of Judy Martin.  149 community members took part in hand stitching four large meditation panels.
Layers of Time was part of the solo exhibition, Mended World.  Organized by the Thunder Bay Art Gallery (catalog)

September 13 - October 27, 2013  Thunder Bay Art Gallery, part of the Mended World Exhibition
January 19 - March 2, 2014  Art Gallery of Sudbury, Mended World Exhibition

Easter Sunday April 20, 2014,  The four panels are installed in the Little Current United Church for permanent display.

October 18-20  2014, Manitoulin Circle Project, Espanola Fibre Festival,  Judy Martin key note speech
November, 2014:  World of Threads Festival, Oakville, Ontario.  The four large panels are shown in solo exhibition at the festival.
May 9 - June 14 2015, Homer Watson House and Gallery, Kitchener Ontario, Mended World Exhibition

October 2015;  The 4 large panels traveled to Gros Morne, Newfoundland for the fibreconference sponsored by the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador.  Judy Martin taught a workshop based on the technique and design of the panels.

Precious Water

  Precious Water, 2013, 218h x 218w x 1d cm,   (86" x 86")

 Materials: re-cycled linen damask, commercially embroidered linen, rayon damask, silk, cotton, silk floss, perle cotton #5, heat activated shrinking material, sewing and quilting threads, bamboo batting, backed with linen damask pieced with a cotton panel designed by marimekko. 

 Technique: hand embroidery, heat activated shrinking, reverse appliqué, hand piecework, hand quilting, made with community assistance.  Photo:  Klaus Rossler

Exhibition History

This quilt is part of the Manitoulin Circle Project which took place over four years in Little Current Manitoulin Island under the leadership of Judy Martin.  144 community members took part in hand stitching four large meditation panels.
It went on exhibition as part of the solo exhibition, Mended World.  Organized by the Thunder Bay Art Gallery (catalog)

September 13 - October 27, 2013  Thunder Bay Art Gallery,  Mended World Exhibition
January 19 - March 2, 2014  Art Gallery of Sudbury, Mended World Exhibition

Easter Sunday April 20, 2014,  The four panels are installed in the Little Current United Church for permanent display.

October, 2014:  Espanola United Church.  The five panels are installed for the weekend of the Espanola Fibre Festival in the church's sanctuary.  Judy Martin gave the keynote address for the fibre festival that compared slow hand stitching to an act of social change.
November, 2014:  World of Threads Festival, Oakville, Ontario.  The four large panels are shown in solo exhibition at the festival.
May, 2015:  Homer Watson House and Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario.  The five panels were installed in solo exhibition.  
October 2015;  The 4 large panels traveled to Gros Morne, Newfoundland for the fibreconference sponsored by the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador.  Judy Martin taught a workshop based on the technique and design of the panels.

Mended World

       Mended World, 2012, 240h x 240w x 1d cm,  (94" x 94")

      Materials: re-cycled linen and cotton damask, new silk, light weight cotton, sewing and quilting thread, linen yarn, bamboo batting, backed with linen damask pieced with cotton dsigned by marimekko, 

      Technique: hand piecing using foundation cloth, machine piecing, hand quilting, hand embroidery/quilting, made with community assistance.  

            Photo:  Klaus Rossler

Exhibition History

This quilt is part of the Manitoulin Circle Project which took place over four years in Little Current Manitoulin Island under the leadership of Judy Martin.  144 community members took part in hand stitching four large meditation panels.
It was installed June 2012 in the Little Current United Church, Manitoulin Island
It went on exhibition as part of the solo exhibition, Mended World.  Organized by the Thunder Bay Art Gallery (catalog)

September 13 - October 27, 2013  Thunder Bay Art Gallery, part of the Mended World Exhibition
January 19 - March 2, 2014  Art Gallery of Sudbury, Mended World Exhibition

Easter Sunday April 20, 2014,  The four panels are installed in the Little Current United Church for permanent display.

October, 2014:  Espanola United Church.  The five panels are installed for the weekend of the Espanola Fibre Festival in the church's sanctuary.  Judy Martin gave the keynote address for the fibre festival that compared slow hand stitching to an act of social change.
November, 2014:  World of Threads Festival, Oakville, Ontario.  The four large panels are shown in solo exhibition at the festival.
May, 2015:  Homer Watson House and Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario.  The five panels were installed in solo exhibition.
October 2015;  The 4 large panels traveled to Gros Morne, Newfoundland for the fibreconference sponsored by the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador.  Judy Martin taught a workshop based on the technique and design of the panels.

November 2017  Mended World panel travels to International Quilt Festival in Houston Texas USA for invited special exhibition, Masterworks: Abstract and Geometrics.  This exhibition features one quilt from each of the 29 featured artists in Martha Sielman's new book (2016)  Art Quilts International: Abstract and Geometric.  published by Schiffer.  This exhibition is expected to tour until 2020, traveling through the states and also going to Japan and Europe.

Earth Ark

Earth Ark, 2011  90" x 90"
re-purposed linen damask, silk noil, women's handkerchiefs, hand and machine pieced, hand embroidered and quilted.  Made with community assistance.  Part of the Manitoulin Community Circle Project

Exhibition History

2011 :  Little Current United Church sanctuary, the first of four large meditation panels that will be permanently installed.  Made over weekly meetings with Judy Martin, lead artist, and members of the wider community.  Little Current, Manitoulin Island, Ontario.

September  2013:  Thunder Bay Art Gallery.  Mended World Exhibition Thunder Bay, Ontario This exhibition was accompanied by a colour catalogue with essay by Dr. Elizabeth Kalbfleish.  

January 2014:  Art Gallery of Sudbury, Ontario as part of the Mended World Exhibition.  Sudbury, Ontario.

Easter weekend, 2014.  Little Current United Church sanctuary.  The five panels are installed for permanent exhibition.  They were dedicated June 1, 2014.

October, 2014:  Espanola United Church.  The five panels are installed for the weekend of the Espanola Fibre Festival in the church's sanctuary.  Judy Martin gave the keynote address for the fibre festival that compared slow hand stitching to an act of social change.

May, 2015:  Homer Watson House and Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario.  The five panels were installed in solo exhibition.  
October 2015;  The four large panels traveled to Gros Morne, Newfoundland for the fibreconference sponsored by the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador.  Judy Martin taught a workshop based on the technique and design of the panels.