Wild Hearts Gallery presents Judith Roderick: With Gratitude for Trees
With Gratitude for Trees is a presentation of fine art quilts that was inspired by Judith Roderick’s birthday trip last fall to the Chiricahua Mountains in Southern Arizona. These sky islands are the most biodiverse land on this continent, visited by half of our North American birds including the Acorn Woodpecker and Red-Naped Sapsucker.
Judith has long been fascinated by birds and was thrilled to see such an abundance of them in person, as well as the beautiful large trees they utilize for food and shelter. She observed them for days—sketched, took a million photos and couldn’t wait to paint them on silk and make them into quilts.
Armed with fresh inspiration, Judith returned to Placitas ready to create the quilts for With Graditude for Trees. Step by step, using wax and silk dyes, she painted the images onto the silk. After steaming, to set the dyes, she used the silk to create a three-layer quilt with backing, batting and top.
Judith says ”I still love the process of creating art quilts showing the beauty and diversity of our planet; the painting, the sewing and the embellishing.”
The artists’ reception will be celebrated with fellowship and refreshments on Saturday, November 7, 1-3 pm. Stop by for coffee on November 1 for our First Sunday ARTScrawl – it’s your last day to view Glass Magic before we rehang the gallery for With Gratitude for Trees which opens on the 3rd.
Wild Hearts Gallery is an artists’ collective of 17 local artists. Located at 221-B State Highway 165, the gallery is open Tuesday-Friday from 10:00 am. to 4:00 pm., Saturday-Sunday from 10:00 am. to 2:00 pm with extended holiday hours taking effect in November. Take a visual tour of monthly exhibits in the gallery at wildheartsgallery.com.
