Judy Woodborne
Judy Woodborne is a printmaker and painter based in Cape Town, South Africa.
She obtained her B.A.F.A from Michaelis School of Fine Art in 1988 and an advanced Diploma in Printmaking awarded with Distinction in 1989. She was awarded her Masters of Fine Arts Degree with Distinction from the University of Cape Town in 1993 with a dissertation entitled Moria, a Eulogy of Folly.
She specialised in the technique of copperplate etching and has equipped her etching studio not only to produce her own works, but to teach the tradition of etching techniques.
“My work is inspired by creation mythologies of diverse cultures combined with an interest in natural science and the nature of matter. Hayden Proud (Curator at Iziko Museum, Cape Town, S.A) has described my work as "symbolist", implying that the creative process I employ comprises many layers.
In my printmaking process, I have explored different approaches to traditional mediums and in this work, "Dream-catcher" I have used a traditional burin and graver on linoleum to engrave the work. The availability of linoleum enabled me to scale the work to a larger format size as opposed to the restrictions of a wood-engraving. The theme is inspired by the Three Fates of Mankind - Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos from Greek Mythology. In my interpretation of the theme, the "Dream-catcher", Lachesis the second Fate is portrayed as a youthful woman wearing an extended and fanciful wig resembling threads or waves and her hair symbolic of the thread of life.”
Dream Catcher, Lachesis from the Three Fates of Mankind, Engraved Lino, 560x780mm (paper size)
Penumbra, Atropos from the Three Fates of Mankind, Engraved Lino, 560x780mm (paper size)
The Weaver, Clotho, from the Three Fates of Mankind, Engraved Lino, 560x780mm (paper size)