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Welcome to Blue Moon Fabric Arts!

My name is Martha Brown, and I've been addicted to this medium since 1994. I live in Pickering, Ontario Canada with my husband Kevin and our two dogs, Zena and Zoey.

My degree in Art from East Tennessee State University in 1977 was focused on figure drawing and painting. I didn't discover how fabric could become wall art until I tried to refurbish an old comfoter and a friend loaned me a quilting book. Within two weeks I was hooked on the fun of cutting up fabrics and sewing them back together again to make new patterns and designs.

I started out making bed quilts for family and friends, did a few commissions, but it wasn't long before these predictable and safe ventures lacked a challenge for me. Hand quilting was taking an incredibly long time, making the ideas pile up much faster than I could execute them. Once I learned free-motion machine quilting, it added another layer of expression to the works, as drawing with thread on the surface to hold the layers together became the obvious creative choice.

I eventually learned how anything I could draw could become a pattern for sewing the pieces together to create shape, shadow, dimension and expression.

Hand painted fabrics and assorted embellishments made the creations even more unique and interesting. Many of my art quilts became local, provincial, national and international award winners. I've lost count of how many pieces, both original art or traditional designs, have sold over the years at the One of a Kind Show in Toronto, thru galleries or website or privatge sales. On this website, some of the art quilts are still featured in the galleries with others that are for sale.

Click on the above Logo to visit the website for our local studio tour! Dates for the tour this year are June 2nd and 3rd. Click to see the details and all the fabulous artists on the tour!

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"From the Witchwood" by Martha Brown, 2001

Contact me via email by clicking on the
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To view my resume', click on the full moon.

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Click here: Oshawa Fibre Art Show to find out about the next annual show featuring my artwork and that of several other award winning Ontario Fibre Artists.

The show will soon have it's own website and a link will be provided here once it's up and running.

This website was last updated
April 6th, 2012

The Zodiac (see the Figurative Gallery) was the culmination of years of learning and practive. Once this work was completed, I felt there was nothing left for me to say with the art form. I did a few final pieces in 2007 - pieces that had a more personal relevance to me- but the challenge was no longer there. But my love of fabric continued.

I returned to my first love of portraying the figure, but instead of the charcoal or pastels and paper I used over 30 years ago, the medium remained fabric, creating soft sculptures, or art dolls. Figurative Art is another term for this; using the human body, or what may merely hint at the human figure, to communicate something thru pose, character expression and costume.

This art form held my interest for about 5 years,

but now it seems it's time for a new adventure once again. Stay tyned to see what happens next!

The galleries on the website, navigated with the buttons above, showcase all items for sale as well as a few of my creations that have sold, been given as gifts or donated for a worthy cause. Several sold pieces have been deleted to make room for newer works.

There are also unique fabrics and some original patterns available here for purchase.

PayPal is offered as a buying option for dolls, fabrics and patterns for sale. See the individual pages for each to make a purchase.
Tax and shipping will automatically be added into the PayPal subtotal.

You can also contact me by referring to the information page button at the top of any page and purchase an item over the phone with a credit card. There may be a discount in shipping fees by not using PayPal, where a general fee has been applied, regardless of your location.

Wall hangings are currently not for sale thru PayPal. Contact me directly to discuss purchase and shipping options.

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All prices on this website are in Canadian dollars.