ART CLOTH MASTERY PROGRAM 2014: TEN VOICES FROM ONE: Judy Cook

BIOGRAPHY

Complex layers of whimsical surrealistic images visually narrate stories of childhood in Judy Cook’s textile works. Cook uses multimedia surface design techniques to bring her characters to life. Earning a B.A. in Fine Arts from Evergreen State College, she focused on printmaking. Further expanding her studies of printmaking to printing on textiles, Cook completed a two year Art Cloth Mastery Program in San Antonio Texas.

Cook was selected as the 2007 Postcard Artist at the Nature Conservancy Conference in Portland Oregon for her work Arctic Paradise. Her work is included in a number of private collections. She is a member of the Splash Gallery in Olympia Washington.

At the 2016 Houston International Quilt Festival, Cook exhibited 3 works as part of the special exhibit TEN VOICES FROM ONE: Work by the Art Cloth Mastery Program 2014, curated by Jane Dunnewold (November 2016).

ARTIST STATEMENT

I am fascinated with the complexity of layering images. When I discovered working with layers, the skies opened and I found my passion. Adding layers of different images until they combine to create a new image excites me. Recently I have added more depth to my artwork by telling stories on cloth. I combine layers of imagery to create complex compositions that visually narrate my memories of family and heroes of the day. Through screen printing and surface design techniques my characters take on a life of their own as they interact with the cloth, color, and each other to tell their stories.

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