2022_March Madness
Judy Villett, Artist, Run
20" x 6", Cotton, Peltex & stretched canvas, CAN$300.00 - Available for Sale
Reflected surface in the hidden depths of the river reveals the upstream journey of a run of salmon. Hand-dyed fabrics provide a perfect sight for salmon swimming against the current, implied by wavy machine quilted lines. The distant trees are reflected in one piece of fabric which blends almost seamlessly into the center background fabric. Commercially printed underwater pebbles happen to be the exact colour family needed for this watery illusion. A leaf print has been cut into appropriately shaded sections to create the fish shapes. Some fish has as many as 6 separate pieces, all adhered with a heat-set fusible material. The quilted artwork is firmly attached and handstitched over the stabilizer and tacked to stretched canvas.