Friday, January 3, 2014

Thank You

 earth ark  2011  90" x 90"

 mended world 2012 96" x 96"

 Precious Water 2013  86" x 86"

 layers of time, 2013  92" x 92"

The Four Panels of the Manitoulin Circle Project were completed in August 2013.

They went on exhibit in September 2013 in the Thunder Bay Art Gallery.  The exhibit soon opens at the Art Gallery of Sudbury on January18,  2014 (until March 2) .  It is also scheduled to exhibit in the Kennedy gallery in North Bay in 2014.

There is a catalogue available from either gallery with an essay written by Dr. Elizabeth Kalbfleisch about the making of the panels.

This project may be the highlight of my career so far.  It was a wonderful experience for me. Solitude informs my work in so many ways - but working with the community in this way opened me up and I learned so much.

Thank you so much to all participants - all 147 of you!
Thank you especially to the two dozen on the honour roll - thank you for your steady support.  I'd like to name names, but am afraid I will miss someone.  xxxoo to you special women

Thank you to my husband Ned, who was invaluable throughout the whole time of the project in just listening to me.  He also organized how to install the panels both in the various exhibitions and in the sanctuary.

Thank you to Faye Stevens, the minister of the United Church who had faith in the project from the start and supported me and all the participants so well.

Thank you to Julia McCutcheon and the Manitoulin Expositor - Julia for your faith and regular attendance, and Rick for publishing that little ad every single week for four years reminding people to attend.  Much appreciated, that kind of support.

Thank you to Sharon Godwin at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, who has encouraged me throughout my long and lonely career, by exhibiting my work solo three times in that public space.  Sharon, your belief in my work has strengthened me and helped a lot.

Thank you to Liz Harding, who advised me to 'shut the textbooks and look at my own past work for inspiration.

Thank you to Klaus Rossler for these beautiful photographs, taken during the Thunder Bay installation.

Thank you to the Art gallery of Sudbury for the encouragement throughout the project and the installation during winter of 2014 .

Four years of Judy's Journal blog posts about the project are here.

Now, with a tinge of sadness, on to the next thing.