Judy Pyle

  I’ve been teaching and making things my entire life: when I was in first grade, learning to read, I made a book for my sister, who was three, so I could teach her how to read.  Since then, I’ve learned to do a lot that I can teach!  I graduated from Moore College of Art and Design, and immediately started teaching art.  As I learned new techniques/media, I would pass them on to my students, just as I had years before.  Jewelry making was the last degree --Maryland Institute College of Art; yes, my students learned, too-- and I felt I finally knew what I needed to, to make and react to the world.  The work I do is always thought out in my sketchbook, then hand fabricated.  I like to work in metal, but also enjoy employing materials like enamels, Plexiglas and found objects, which are sometimes more difficult to integrate into pieces.  (take a look at my Wags to Riches Necklace in Story Tellers on my website, www.judypyle.com)  Problem solving is an integral part of the jeweler/metal smith’s repertoire.   My jewelry is one of a kind, made to wear comfortably.  My sculptures are also one of a kind, with the idea that they are fun to look at.

Guest artists

Visit Judy Pyle at Windborne Farm Studio

 with Ann Ruppert

and

 Joh Ricci at Eden Farm Photography

with Geoff Grant

Joh Ricci

My 'fiber art' awareness began at the age of 8 when my Great Aunt taught me how to crochet.  It was then that I began creating fabric with yarn, a needle and my hands.  I have worked in a number of techniques throughout the years, although continue to seize the true spirit of my fiber art by knotting one-of-a-kind contemporary baskets and sculptural vessels.  Rekindling a passion of loom weaving, from which it all began as an elective course and eventually earning a BFA at Kutztown University, my handwoven scarfs, wall hangings and tapestries incorporate a variety of techniques, and with the choice of yarns and colors there are endless possibilities to explore.

I have exhibited my 'contemporary sculptural baskets' at prestigious juried shows such as The Smithsonian Craft Show, The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, the American Craft Exposition, as well as juried and invitational gallery shows across the US.

I continually challenge myself and enjoy working in other areas of creativity.  Self taught in a variety of hand bead weaving and recycled paper techniques, my unique jewelry includes earrings, bracelets and necklaces.  Included in the jandra of my artistic endeavors in impasto painting which allows me to create textures using oil and/or acrylic paints.

I also find it important to bring art to individuals and to nurture the creativity within and enjoy teaching weaving, basketry and hand beadweaving  as an artist-in-residence and at art centers in  PA and MD.

"My inspiration is drawn from everyday life.  I realize the endless possibilities of keeping an open mind and an observant eye and recognize the variety of forms and colors that surround me.  With a thought, an idea, a color or a shape, the creative process begins.  I feel that the combination of positive energy and spiritual thought support my goals:  to bring creative life to an idea, to challenge myself with the concept of what could be and to create art that transcends boundaries."