Quetico 2013 Artist Residency Presentation
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Enjoy the encore presentation of Jean M. Judd's presentation given on September 1, 2013 at Quetico Provincial Park Pavillion at the Dawson Trail Ranger Station. Learn about her history as a textile artist, see some of her artworks created over the last 20 plus years. She also includes a visual demonstration on how she rust dyes her artwork. ***NOTE: It is my understanding that n order to hear the audio embedded in the file, the file needs to be downloaded so the presentation plays correctly.
Quetico 2013 Artist Residency Presentation
- 1. Quetico: Celebrating 100 Years 2013 Artist Residency: Jean M. Judd Textile Artist and Author
- 2. Artist History Began quilting in 1990. Made traditional looking quilts of my own design based loosely on traditional block patterns.
- 3. First Quilt - 息1991 73h x 56w
- 4. Second Quilt 息1992 73h x 56w
- 5. Artist History Transitioned over to art quilts in 1996 with my first commissions: Stained Glass wall hangings for parish priest and secretarys retirement. Began in 1998 what became a series of large art quilts centered around the Wyoming Valley Block from 1935. In 2006 started showing my work in fine art exhibitions, starting in NY.
- 6. Choir of Angels Tapestry 息1998-2005 - 81x81
- 7. Wyoming Valley #2 息2002-2003 - 108x108 Private Collection (USA)
- 8. Gran Torino Art Quilt 息2004-2005 - 38x38 Private Collection (USA)
- 9. Wyoming Valley #4 息2003-2006 - 93h x 81w Private Collection (USA)
- 10. Wyoming Valley # 5 息2009-2012 - 97 x 97 Private Collection (USA)
- 11. Contaminated Water Series In 2009 I began hand dyeing my own fabrics for myself as well as for other textile artists.
- 12. Contaminated Water #1 息2010 - 20h x 42.25w
- 13. Contaminated Water #2: Pond Scum 息2010 - 15h x 42w
- 14. Contaminated Water #3: Sludge 息2010 - 15h x 42w
- 15. Contaminated Water #4: Through the Fence 息2010-2012 42h x 39.5W
- 16. Contaminated Water #5: Mutated Sand Dollars, Rusted Fish 息2010-2012 - 41.75h x 47.5w
- 17. Contaminated Water #6: Suspended Particles 息2010-2011 42.5h x 43.25w
- 18. Contaminated Water #7: Lily Pads 息2011-2013 26h x 41.75w
- 19. Rusting Process A 28h x 44w piece of hand dyed fabric selected from my stash. Freezer paper is cut into abstract circular designs.
- 22. The freezer paper templates are ironed onto the fabric and placed in the protective tray for rust pigmentation.
- 23. Scientific iron filings are carefully sprinkled into the cutouts of the freezer paper.
- 24. Water is carefully sprayed onto each template.
- 25. Table salt is then sprinkled over each template.
- 26. More water is lightly sprayed onto the templates over the next twelve (12) hours.
- 28. The next day, the rusting has taken place and this is what you have.
- 29. Hand Quilting Process After the fabric has been thoroughly cleaned by hand and machine to remove all of the iron filings and to stop the rusting process, the artwork is ready for the next phase. The Hand Quilting phase takes the longest. For this particular piece, it was 227 hours.
- 30. Relative size of the needle used for hand quilting.
- 31. Palette of thread colors used to create my artwork.
- 32. Detail image of the hand stitching.
- 33. Back view of Artwork
- 34. Detail image of the back side of the artwork.
- 35. Visit my website for more textile artwork at: http://www.jeanjudd.com Books available on Amazon.com worldwide