Judy Leslie
About Judy Leslie
Judy Leslie’s passion for art began in childhood. Over the years, she developed skills as a potter, stained glass artist, painter, photographer and seamstress. These skills allowed her to easily transition to the evolving aesthetics of fibre art over the last 20 years.
Inspired by her environment and worldly travels, Judy uses her hand dyed cotton, silk, wool and linen fabrics to bring her chosen images to life. She adds detail to many of her creations through the use of extensive thread painting, hand stitching, painting, stamping, stencilling, foiling, felting, beading and a variety of resist methods. She continues to experiment with new techniques and a variety of art supplies in order to add interest and depth to her images. She has received numerous significant awards for her work in regional, national and international exhibits.
Judy’s affiliations include the Fibre Art Network (FAN), Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), Canadian Quilters’ Association (CQA) and Fraser Valley Quilter Guild (FVQG)
FAN EXHIBIT PARTICIPATION: the following artwork can be viewed in these FAN exhibits
Chromotopia: Glorious Morning in San Gimignano; Glorious Evening in San Gimignano
20/20 Vision: Remembering the Joy of Colour
From a Tiny Seed: Seeded Reflections
Circles and Lines: Blood Moon; Golden Disk
Threads of Hope: Research is the Key
For the Birds: Blue Bird (private collection); Red Bird
On the Bias: The Race for Herd Immunity
Conversations: Tipped Towards Heaven
Botanical Reflections: Beauty Persists-Foxglove in the Fall
Ekphrastic: Seasonal Affect: In Praise of Shadows (private collection)
On the Wind: Running Into the Wind
Canadiana: Western Red Cedar
Fibrescapes: Beach Scavengers (private collection); Pitt River Marsh (private collection)
Abstracted: Barcelona Fruit Stand
Waterworks: Arctic Oil Spill
Geophysical: What Lies Beneath (private collection); Frank Slide
Elements: Finding Real Gold
Canadian Expressions: The Vanishing Grove
Email: judeles43@gmail.com
Website: http://www.judyleslieartist.com