Artworks
Mixed media: paint, cloth, metallic thread, wool roving
North of Lillooet is a collaborative interpretation of a satellite image showing the large areas of deforestation often hidden behind a thing wall of trees left standing along roads and highways. Our challenge was to create beauty from the devastation of clearcutting.
Martha painted the image onto cotton which Judy layered and machine quilted, embroidered, and embellished. The finished tapestry-like surface becomes a jewel-like geometric pattern.
Do we lose nature, forget about her, dress her up or rescue her? Is there a more sensitive way to cull trees for man’s use without destroying the entity of forest?