Wednesday, November 20, 2024
I met Judy by chance while photographing in Newfoundland in 1971. She opened her heart and life to me and changed mine, getting me to Taloyoak to document the community and a year later enabling me to teach photo skills to Inuit women.
Judy as I knew her was a force not to be stopped. She personified the mantra of that era - "Just Do It". She was kind, loving, funny, endlessly energetic but also wry about the challenges of making things happen in the face of endless problems both physical and bureaucratic.
In Taloyoak she was a learner--going ice fishing, exploring traditional ways of working and later linking these to what she could offer--all of which developed into the women's craft project and tremendous artistic output and an economic base for Taloyoak crafts women. See https://www.arnaqarvik.org/history-1
I'm so thankful to have seen Judy in Arnprior in her beloved garden. She leaves a hole in our hearts.
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