I first met Judy Harcus in person when I visited my friends, Terry Gerard and Christine Rivers, at their home on Vancouver Island earlier this year. But it wasn’t the first time I’d heard of her. I wrote a post in 2022 on the Tiny But Mighty ATA exhibit which included a tapestry of hers that I absolutely loved.

When I wrote to ask her if I could include it in a blog post I was stunned to learn that she had just started weaving tapestries. It was such a well-conceived and beautifully presented piece.

I remember then later that year - on the Scottish Road trip (when I met Terry and Christine for the first time in person), Terry mentioning that blog post and telling me that Judy was a member of their tapestry group(s).

So it was only natural that when I visited Terry and her tapestry group, I would see Judy there. What I didn’t expect was her graciousness in letting me invade her home and photograph all her work! She was giving Terry and I a lift back from Christine’s (and yet another tapestry group) and it wasn’t exactly on the way- but it wasn’t exactly really out of the way, either. So I blurted out- hey, could we stop by your house and see your other tapestries???

She said Yes! And while many were hanging on their walls, she gave me a chronological tour of her foray into the world of tapestry. From beginning to present.

It seemed only fitting and natural to share some of her work here.

I loved the way she thought of everything, especially the presentation in each and every piece. She also kept very impressive records from the beginning. Kudos to you, Judy!

You can see many more of Judy’s tapestries with info on size, materials on her Facebook photos page.