Judy
Wood is a Canadian glass artist with over twenty years experience in
her medium. A specialist in realistic original design work, she has
become well known for her animal work, particularly dogs and horses,
although she is interested in all aspects of the natural world. Other
subject matter portrayed in her work includes rodeo and working cowboys,
Native people, both contemporary and historic, polo, racehorse and carousel
art.
For the past several years, Judy has worked exclusively in the medium
of glass mosaic. This allows her to do the highly detailed work she
enjoys, while at the same time producing a virtually non-breakable,
unfading work of wall art. Mosaic has a tradition going back over four
thousand years, and is one of the classic art media now enjoying a revival.
Judy has shown extensively in western Canada, and her work is featured
in collections all over North America and beyond. She has shown her
western work at the world famous Calgary Stampede, and exhibits regularly
at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, home of some of the top equestrian events
in North America. Her work has also been featured in the prestigious
horse art magazine, The Equine Image, and in British and American mosaic
design books.
Judy is based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, in the heart of the
Canadian prairies, where she grew up, married and raised her family
(two daughters, now mothers with sons of their own). An active horseowner
and rider, Judy schools dressage with her 17 hand Canadian Warmblood
(Holsteiner/TB) while her senior Thoroughbred enjoys a well earned retirement.
On the home front, Judy and her husband share their space with two Boxer
dogs and two SPCA special cats.