Judith Baker Montano is an award-winning and world-renowned
Canadian fiber artist, photographer, author, and teacher who is
recognized as the consummate expert in crazy quilting, silk ribbon
embroidery, and embellishments.
She grew up on the historic Bar U Ranch in Alberta, Canada. Her
love of fabrics and embellishments reflects her Indian, French, and
German heritage. She attributes the rich, embellished ethnic
influence in her work to living between an Indian reserve and a
Hutterite colony where she observed beautiful handicrafts. Living
in England, Germany, and Japan for eight years was another profound
influence on her artwork and outlook.
Judith attended California State University, Chico, and graduated
with a degree in art and journalism. Upon graduation, she painted
with the San Francisco Art Guild.
Experimenting with materials and her sewing machine, Judith created
the Montano Center Piece Method, a copyright-protected machine
method of crazy quilting.
Judith was presented with the Governor General's Centennial Award
of Canada in recognition for her artwork as a Canadian living
abroad.
She has designed for Butterick/Vogue, Bucilla Company, Mokuba
Ribbons of Tokyo, Fox Hill Designs, Treenway Silks, Robert Kaufman
Fabrics, Kanagawa, and Mokuba ribbons. Her work has been featured
at the Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado; Profiles Gallery,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; The Dairy Barn, Athens, Ohio; Mitskoshi
Department Show, Tokyo, Japan; Profiles and Visions, Alberta,
Canada; and the La Conner Quilt Museum, La Conner, Washington.
Judith has been a guest artist at countless Australian Stitches and
Craft Trade shows and the Tokyo Hobby Shows. Her designs have been
featured in many international and national magazines such as
Better Homes and Gardens, Quilts Japan, and The Quilt Life. She has
appeared on the Carol Duval Show, Simply Quilts, The Quilt Show,
and Good Morning Australia. She has produced award-winning tutorial
videos and DVDs.
Teaching takes her throughout the United States, Canada, Europe,
Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. Classes range from clothing
design, crazy quilting, embellishments, and mixed media to
free-form textile art. Every year, from May to September, Judith
offers eight exclusive seminars in her private studio. Visit her
website, www.judithbakermontano.com, for more details.
Judith resides in the small town of La Veta, Colorado, a conclave
of artists, writers, and musicians. She lives in a restored 1876
cottage with her husband, Ernest Shealy, and an ever-increasing
menagerie of pets.
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