In-Situ Textile Art Gallery

Contemporary Abstract textile artist, Jean M. Judd, works in a series format a bit differently than most artists. She designs and completes a piece for the beginning of a series and then moves on to the next series. When she has eight to ten different series in progress, she goes back and makes additional pieces for each series. This keeps the ideas flowing and she can be thinking about the progression on a different series while working on a separate one.

Her work is heavily hand stitched so there is plenty of time for the internal design process on other series development. Several series including Abstract Textures, Contaminated Water, Scribble, Designing with Rust, etc. are featured here on the web site, easily accessed using the menu bar.

More recent work is moving into the abstract contemporary genre. Because of a heavy commission schedule maintained from year to year, only five to eight textile artworks are designed and constructed specifically for direct purchase and exhibitions each year. 

Many art quilts constructed by other artists are now quilted using thread painting techniques and longarm quilting machines. There is great value and artistry in the traditional, hand quilted aspect of her work. The process of hand quilting allows the creator, and the artwork to meld and blend. The additional time spent in the labor-intensive process gives the artist more influence over the outcome. It allows for more introspection and observation of what the piece needs to find its true voice once completed. The handwork aspect is a more relaxed way of stitching, and it comes across in the finished piece with a softer hand to the artwork.

Jean's process is not an assembly line process, and a limited number of artworks are created and completed each year. Time is spent at all stages of construction of the artwork. None of the stages can be rushed including the beginning design process all the way up to the finishing work of binding and making the piece ready for display. The large pieces could be used in a traditional manner on a bed, but even those artworks are predominately displayed on the wall by clients.   

Examples are shown here of select pieces of art shown "in-situ" in residences, offices, and corporate settings.