Big Big Mitt
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55160
Measurements: 0.522 x 0.1392 m
Collection:
Date Made: 1994
Materials: hand knit acrylic yarn
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Work by Janet Morton
Memorial
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55157
Description: installed at Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario, 1992
Measurements: 0.5568 x 0.1392 m
Collection:
Date Made: 1992
Materials: hand knit Canadian work sock
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Memorial, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort002.jpg)
Memorial, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55158
Description: tossed on the floor
Measurements: 0.5568 x 0.1392 m
Collection:
Date Made: 1992
Materials: hand knit Canadian work sock
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Cardigan (for a giraffe)
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55159
Description:
Measurements: 0.6264 x 0.1392 m
Collection:
Date Made: 1993
Materials: hand knit acrylic yarn
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Canadian Monument #2
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55162
Description:
Measurements: 0.696 x 0.4176 m
Collection:
Date Made: 1994
Materials: hand screened red flannel, dinner plates
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Big Big Mitt
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55160
Description:
Measurements: 0.522 x 0.1392 m
Collection:
Date Made: 1994
Materials: hand knit acrylic yarn
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
The Ascension of the Good Businessman
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55164
Description: installed at the Manulife Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, 1994
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 1994
Materials: 100 white men's shirts with arm extensions, ties and gold leaf
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Sweaterbike
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55161
Description:
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Collection:
Date Made: 1994
Materials: hand knit bicycle covering
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
The Invasion Project
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55163
Description:
Measurements: 6.35 cm each/ 2,5 pouces chacune
Collection:
Date Made: 1994
Materials: 2,500 frogs cast in concrete
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Newsflash Blanket
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55168
Description: installed at the Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, 2005
Measurements: 0.8004 x 0.3132 m
Collection:
Date Made: 1995
Materials: hand knit blanket
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Newsflash; Madame Defarge Eat your Heart Out
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55166
Description: 30 day installation and knitting ritual/performance in Queen St., Toronto, Ontario storefront window. Each day artist would knit the newspaper headlines, and some personal information.
Measurements: stacks of the three Toronto daily newspapers, 12 framed images of knitter, 1000-plus balls of wool, a false floor, chair, vinyl text, and a television playing
Collection:
Date Made: 1995
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Newsflash; Madame Defarge Eat your Heart Out; [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort011.jpg)
Newsflash; Madame Defarge Eat your Heart Out; [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55167
Description: 30 day installation and knitting ritual/performance in Queen St., Toronto, Ontario storefront window. Each day artist would knit the newspaper headlines, and some personal information.
Measurements: /c/images/screen/m/morton/mort011.jpg
Collection:
Date Made: 1995
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Good and Gentle Lies, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort016.jpg)
Good and Gentle Lies, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55172
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 1997
Materials: 200-plus moths made from lace and velvet form poetry translation
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Good and Gentle Lies
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55171
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 1997
Materials: 200-plus moths made from lace and velvet form poetry translation
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Felled, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort014.jpg)
Felled, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55170
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 1997
Materials: 300 leaves sewn from used work socks form poetry translation
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Felled
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55169
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 1997
Materials: 300 leaves sewn from used work socks form poetry translation
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
The Ascension of the Good Businessman
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55165
Description: installed at Mercer Union, Toronto, Ontario, 1998
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 1998
Materials: 100 white men's shirts with arm extensions, ties and gold leaf
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Words Move, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort018.jpg)
Words Move, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55174
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 1998
Materials: alphabet of poem formed by recycled junk stitched in plastic
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Words Move
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55173
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 1998
Materials: alphabet of poem formed by recycled junk stitched in plastic
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Cozy, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort028.jpg)
Cozy, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55184
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 1999
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Down at the River, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort019.jpg)
Down at the River, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55175
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 1999
Materials: water/text formed by dirt stitched inside plastic waves
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Cozy
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55183
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 1999
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
House Study #1
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55177
Description:
Measurements: 20.32 x 10.16 cm
Collection:
Date Made: 1999
Materials: hand knit woolen model of 25 Third St.
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![In the Night without End, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort020.jpg)
In the Night without End, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55176
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 1999
Materials: text of body parts cast in pigmented beeswax
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Cozy, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort029.jpg)
Cozy, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55185
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 1999
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
13 Third St
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55180
Description: site of Cozy
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 1999
Materials:
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Garden Box
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55178
Description:
Measurements: 91.44 x 25.4 cm
Collection:
Date Made: 1999
Materials: hand knit wool, scraps from sweaters, wire
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Cozy
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55181
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 1999
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Cozy
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55182
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 1999
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Garden Box, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort023.jpg)
Garden Box, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55179
Description:
Measurements: 91.44 x 25.4 cm
Collection:
Date Made: 1999
Materials: hand knit wool, scraps from sweaters, wire
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Casting Off Book
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55192
Description: book containing all of the contributors to Casting Off and their stories
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2000
Materials:
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Untitled (Domestic Interior)
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55187
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2000
Materials: furniture and appliances covered in left over sweaters from Cozy, hand knit details
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Untitled (Domestic Interior), [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort033.jpg)
Untitled (Domestic Interior), [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55189
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2000
Materials: furniture and appliances covered in left over sweaters from Cozy, hand knit details
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Highland Clearcut
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55195
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2000
Materials: 12 tree branches encased in collected red plaid
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Casting Off, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort035.jpg)
Casting Off, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55191
Description: each square had a ball of wool attached to it. The artist invited participation for this project and received knitted squares from around the world.
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2000
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Changing Channels
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55193
Description: installed at the Artist Garden, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2000
Materials: 36 gutted televison sets, plants
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Changing Channels, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort038-scaled.jpg)
Changing Channels, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55194
Description: installed at the Artist Garden, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2000
Materials: 36 gutted televison sets, plants
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Untitled (Domestic Interior), [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort032.jpg)
Untitled (Domestic Interior), [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55188
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2000
Materials: furniture and appliances covered in left over sweaters from Cozy, hand knit details
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Woollen Tree
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55196
Description: originally made for a performance
Measurements: 20-plus m in height/ plus de 0.696 pi. de haut
Collection:
Date Made: 2000
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Casting Off
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55190
Description: each square had a ball of wool attached to it. The artist invited participation for this project and received knitted squares from around the world.
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2000
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Cozy
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55186
Description: installed at Trinity Square Park, downtown Toronto, Ontario
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2000
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Colour Theory
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55197
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2001
Materials: 400-plus collected paint sample chips with ink drawings
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Colour Theory, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort042.jpg)
Colour Theory, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55198
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2001
Materials: 400-plus collected paint sample chips with ink drawings
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Camus’ Sweater
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55199
Description: Camus quote "In the midst of winter I finally learned that within me there lies an invincible summer".
Measurements: XL sweater with 0.4176 m long sleeves/pull-over extra grand avec des manches de 0.4176 pi
Collection:
Date Made: 2001
Materials: existentialist black turtle neck with extra long sleeves and flowers
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Mandala #3
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55201
Description:
Measurements: 0.2436 m
Collection:
Date Made: 2002
Materials: meditation circle made from found and recycled elements, paint
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Dark Roots
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55200
Description: installed at the Stratford Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario
Measurements: 2.436 m
Collection:
Date Made: 2002
Materials: 150 year old maple tree encased in canvas and painted birch
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
tweed bear
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55205
Description: from the series; A Small Collection of Dependable Objects
Measurements: found and made object covered in collected wool tweed
Collection:
Date Made: 2002
Materials: found and made object covered in collected wool tweed
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Plastic Mandala #1, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort046.jpg)
Plastic Mandala #1, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55202
Description:
Measurements: 0.2088 m
Collection:
Date Made: 2002
Materials: found/collected objects hand stitched inside plastic
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![A Small Collection of Dependable Objects; [installation]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort047.jpg)
A Small Collection of Dependable Objects; [installation]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55203
Description:
Measurements: 24 found and made objects covered in collected wool tweed
Collection:
Date Made: 2002
Materials: 24 found and made objects covered in collected wool tweed
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
tweed skate
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55204
Description: from the series: A Small Collection of Dependable Objects
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2002
Materials: found and made object covered in collected wool tweed
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
tweed plant
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55206
Description: from the series: A Small Collection of Dependable Objects
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2002
Materials: found and made object covered in collected wool tweed
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Persistent Melody, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort059.jpg)
Persistent Melody, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55215
Description:
Measurements: 0.348 x 0.8352 m
Collection:
Date Made: 2003
Materials: industrial felt, crochet wool border, embroidered lyrics
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Chain of Fools
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55212
Description:
Measurements: 12.7 x 20.32 cm each
Collection:
Date Made: 2003
Materials: 50 knitted audio cassettes
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Cheating Mahler
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55216
Description:
Measurements: 30.48 x 121.92 cm
Collection:
Date Made: 2003
Materials: silk embroidered on industrial felt, grey monarchs
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Tending
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55207
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2003
Materials: installation consisting of hand knit anatomical heart, vines, leaves, 2,500 plastic soda pop bottles
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Linden in Lace
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55217
Description:
Measurements: 45.72 x 50.8 cm
Collection:
Date Made: 2003
Materials: tree covered in collected hand crocheted cotton lace
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Senses Spin, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort058.jpg)
Senses Spin, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55214
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2003
Materials: portable turntable, monarch butterflies
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Persistent Melody, [installation]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort055.jpg)
Persistent Melody, [installation]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55211
Description: installation focusing on music and memory
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2003
Materials: installation focusing on music and memory
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Tending, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort054.jpg)
Tending, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55210
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2003
Materials: installation consisting of hand knit anatomical heart, vines, leaves, 2,500 plastic soda pop bottles
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Tending, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort052.jpg)
Tending, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55208
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2003
Materials: installation consisting of hand knit anatomical heart, vines, leaves, 2,500 plastic soda pop bottles
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Senses Spin
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55213
Description:
Measurements: 0.1392 x 0.4176 m
Collection:
Date Made: 2003
Materials: tornado knit from audio tape
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Tending, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort053.jpg)
Tending, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55209
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2003
Materials: installation consisting of hand knit anatomical heart, vines, leaves, 2,500 plastic soda pop bottles
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Femmebomb, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort067.jpg)
Femmebomb, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55223
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2004
Materials:
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Early Frost, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort075.jpg)
Early Frost, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55231
Description: 13 locust trees in Metro Zoo courtyard covered in found/collected lace in autumn
Measurements: aprox. 2.088 x 1.044 m
Collection:
Date Made: 2004
Materials: 13 locust trees, found/collected lace
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Four Season Tree
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55218
Description: WI in February
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2004
Materials: 10,000 cloth leaves attached in collected hand crocheted cotton lace
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Capitol
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55225
Description:
Measurements: 76.2 x 50.8 cm
Collection:
Date Made: 2004
Materials: hand knit model of the Capitol Building
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Femmebomb
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55221
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2004
Materials:
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Early Frost
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55230
Description: 13 locust trees in Metro Zoo courtyard covered in found/collected lace in autumn
Measurements: aprox. 2.088 x 1.044 m
Collection:
Date Made: 2004
Materials: 13 locust trees, found/collected lace
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Early Frost, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort076.jpg)
Early Frost, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55232
Description: 13 locust trees in Metro Zoo courtyard covered in found/collected lace in autumn
Measurements: aprox. 2.088 x 1.044 m
Collection:
Date Made: 2004
Materials: 13 locust trees, found/collected lace
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Trust – A Map of the U.S.A.
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55228
Description:
Measurements: aprox. 0.2088 x 0.348 m
Collection:
Date Made: 2004
Materials: thousands of price bar codes from items purchased in America
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Femmebomb
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55219
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2004
Materials:
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Femmebomb
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55220
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2004
Materials:
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Pullover for Puppe (the orangutan)
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55234
Description: hand knit (2004), in Asia Building
Measurements: 71.12 x 152.4 cm
Collection:
Date Made: 2004
Materials:
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Cardigan
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55235
Description: hand knit (1993) cardigan with giraffe
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2004
Materials:
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Work socks for Patsy (the elephant)
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55233
Description: knit in 1999
Measurements: 50.8 x 60.96 cm
Collection:
Date Made: 2004
Materials: four hand knit socks
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Early Frost
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55229
Description: 13 locust trees in Metro Zoo courtyard covered in found/collected lace in autumn
Measurements: aprox. 2.088 x 1.044 m
Collection:
Date Made: 2004
Materials: 13 locust trees, found/collected lace
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Trust – A Map of the U.S.A.
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55227
Description:
Measurements: aprox. 0.2088 x 0.348 m
Collection:
Date Made: 2004
Materials: thousands of price bar codes from items purchased in America
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Capitol, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort070.jpg)
Capitol, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55226
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2004
Materials: hand knit model of the Capitol Building
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Femmebomb
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55222
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2004
Materials:
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
![Femmebomb, [detail]](https://ccca.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mort068.jpg)
Femmebomb, [detail]
Artist: Janet Morton
Work ID: 55224
Description:
Measurements:
Collection:
Date Made: 2004
Materials:
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
