Judith scott

Two girls. Conceived in the same moment. Born within minutes of each other. Indistinguishable in many ways. But for one defining difference. In the 1940s, in

In the first major retrospective of her sculptural bundles of yarn and found objects, the late Judith Scott is celebrated not just for having found a way to creatively express herself late in life, after being institutionalized with Down syndrome and undiagnosed deafness; instead, the Brooklyn Museum's Judith Scott: Bound and Unbound honors her powerful, tactile acts of making.

"Making something out of nothing, or precisely, luring something from the unconscious and giving it material form is the closet thing to real magic there is in this world." art critic Michael Bonesteel Almost ten years ago I saw an article in Fiberarts by Barbara Lee Smith who is a fiber artist who creates her art and wrote the book Celebrating the Stitch: Contemporary Embroidery of North America. Barbara had written a review of an exhibit called "Metamorphosis: The Fiber Art Of Judith…

This week, Outside In Manager Jennifer Gilbert reflects on the work of artist Judith Scott using the 2014 publication Judith Scott: Bound and Unbound by Catherine Morris and Matthew Higgs for reference. Judith will be represented in the upcoming Outside In and Craftspace exhibition Radical Craft: Alternative Ways of Making,…

Two girls. Conceived in the same moment. Born within minutes of each other. Indistinguishable in many ways. But for one defining difference. In the 1940s, in

Judith Scott's twin sister Joyce tells her story.

‘Through her art, Judy found a way to create beauty from what others discarded and, most importantly, she found her voice.’

This book! If you are looking for a story about self-expression, creativity, the deep river of sisterhood, AND the experience of a person living with a disability, Unbound ticks all the boxes and t…

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