Judy Martin
My Awakened Heart
55h x 49.5w inches
2019
Artist Statement
About the self
About the huge inner world within
About sun, moon, stars, rain
About light and dark and softness
About all these things at the same time
Materials
Cotton, nani iro double gauze fabric by Naomi Ito, sari silk, velvet, wool, plant dyes, cotton thread
Techniques
Hand-stitching, piecework, regular and reverse appliqué, couching, embroidery, quilting (The reverse, titled Noble Tenderness, was created simulaneouly in this two-sided quilt.)