By Natasha Fujimoto
SELF-TAUGHT, eclectic, innovative and a touch flamboyant are the words textile artist, Judith Roberts uses to describe both herself and her extraordinary work.
Declaring that she never had an artistic bone in her body until her inception as a volunteer at SAM coincided with having to sew her son a ‘daggy’ pair of shorts, Judith has since gone on to stitch, knit, crochet, dye and felt her way into innumerable exhibitions.
Inspired by landscapes, witty phrases and the creativity of others, Judith uses an array of sustainable materials to create dynamic textures, scenes and images that are both beautiful and distinctly original.
In conjunction with local artist, Kerry Handwork, Judith exhibited Reading Between the Lines at the Foundry Art Space in Echuca last year.
With the intention of drawing viewers’ attention to examine her pieces more closely, Judith purposefully left ‘holes’ with stitched words encased within three of her artworks, Reading Between the Lines, Pebbles and Slate and Lichen, Moss…
When asked her reasoning for this intriguing form of messaging, embedded within the already alluring work, Judith said, “Each of the three pieces is composed of complex cords, and there’s a lot of different processes going into making each of them.
“I deliberately left holes as I was stitching them together because I want people to look more closely at the work and say, ‘Oh look, she’s used a piece of throw away fabric and now it’s this, or now it’s that.’
“I want people to wonder, how did she do it?” Judith said.
Judith’s textile art is available for purchase, and enquiries can be made at judith3631@gmail.com or by phoning 0429 937 023.
