05/29/2026
The Hive Gallery Artist Feature: Judy Gates 🪡
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“An environmental scientist by education and profession, I have spent my adult life immersed in the natural world. Experiences in Maine’s woods and waters, learning, cultivating gardens, homesteading and quilting fostered the patience and vision to create unique works using fabric collages. My art focuses on the simplicity and splendor of Maine’s native flora and fauna and the landscapes they occupy. As I create each piece, the feel is of painting with fabric, using stitching to add texture and depth – ultimately resulting in an intriguing push and pull between 2D and 3D art. From a distance, these works read as paintings or drawings. Upon closer inspection, one can see the texture and tactile quality created by the combination of colors, patterns, layering, and stitching. Individual leaves, flowers and features are cut from fabric into intricate shapes, creating layers of color reflecting nature's order amid its seeming chaos. Overlaying the collages with tulle and freehand stitching creates cohesion between each individually-placed shape and subject. The texture of each piece is highlighted by window-box framing. It's important to me that I make my pieces accessible by creating a range of sizes and price points.”
