Holly Ballard Martz

Past Perfect Future Tense
April 3 - May 17, 2025
Reception: "First Thursday," April 3, 6-8pm
Artist talk: Saturday, April 5 at noon



CLOAK OF INVISIBILITY (CRONE), 2024
Vintage quilt remnant, glass seed beads, thread
14 x 30 inches
$5,000



CLOAK OF INVISIBILITY (HAG), 2024
Vintage quilt remnant, glass seed beads, thread
16 x 19.5 inches
$5,000



CLOAK OF INVISIBILITY (WITCH), 2025
Vintage quilt fragment, glass seed beads, thread
12.75 x 28.75 inches
$5,000



DEPRECIATED ASSETS (LOW HANGING FRUIT), 2024
Detachable bra straps, aluminum rivets, artificial melons
37 x 10.5 x 6.5 inches
$3,000



DIAMANTE (FALL FROM GRACE), 2023
Approximately 800 detachable bra straps, 10,000 aluminum rivets, lead, steel hardware
95.5 x 43 x 7.5 inches
$20,000


 
(DIS)MISSED, 2024
Vintage quilt remnant, glass seed beads, thread, hardware
35 x 14 x 14 inches
$9,500


 
(DIS)REGARDED, 2024
Vintage quilt fragment, glass seed beads, thread, hardware
36.5 x 12 x 12 inches
$9,500



(DIS)MISSED, 2024; (DIS)REGARDED, 2024; DISTORTED (PIXELATION), 2025; DISCOLORED (STIGMATA), 2025; and DISGRACED (SHOPWORN), 2025



DISCOLORED (STIGMATA), 2025
Detachable bra straps, walnut ink, glass seed beads, thread, recycled textiles, hardware
47 x 14 x 14 inches
$9,500



DISGRACED (SHOPWORN), 2025
Vintage quilt, glass seed beads, thread, aluminum rivets, lead weights, recycled textiles, hardware
47 x 14 x 14 inches
$9,500



DISTORTED (PIXELATION), 2025
Vintage quilt, latex, recycled textiles, thread, hardware
47 x 14 x 14 inches
$9,500



FADED GLORY, 2025
Lead, lead weights, human hair, aluminum, detachable bra straps
23.5 x 10 inches
$2,500



FLAWLESS (CUT, COLOR, CLARITY, CARAT), 2024
Cast silicone, brass, vintage display box (brass, glass, mirror)
8.25 x 14 x 3 inches
$3,500



FOREVER YOUNG (FIRM), 2024
Vintage vanity tray, cast silicone, disposable injection needles, paint
10.75 x 16 x 2 inches
$5,000


 
FOREVER YOUNG (PLUMP), 2024
Vintage vanity tray, cast silicone, disposable injection needles, paint
11.25 x 16 x 2 inches
$5,000



FOREVER YOUNG (TAUT), 2024
Vintage vanity tray, cast silicone, disposable injection needles, paint
9 x 13.5 x 2 inches
$5,000



LINE DRY, 2025
Hand-dyed detachable bra straps, aluminum rivets, stainless steel washers
47 x 29 x 5 inches
$3,500


 
LOW SLUNG, 2025
Hand-dyed detachable bra straps, lead weights, aluminum rivets, steel
55 x 20 x 8 inches
$10,000



RELIC (MEMORY JAR), 2025
Detachable bra straps, lead, aluminum rivets, glass seed beads, thread, walnut ink, steel base
9.5 x 15.25 x 12.5 inches
$3,000



UNDER PRESSURE, 2025
Detachable bra straps, foam
11 x 8 x 5 inches
$1,000




The MEDAL OF FREEDOM and MEDAL OF HONOR series are each $900 framed.

MEDAL OF FREEDOM (GHLF striped), 2025
Brass, brads, gold-plated chain, aluminum rivets, human hair
4.125 x 4 inches

MEDAL OF FREEDOM (GHLF), 2025
Brass, steel, human hair
3.625 x 4 inches

MEDAL OF FREEDOM (NFL), 2025
Brass, brads, human hair
3.75 x 4 inches

SOLD

MEDAL OF FREEDOM (NFLTG extra large), 2025
Brass, brads, human hair
3.875 x 3.875 inches

SOLD

MEDAL OF FREEDOM (NFLTG), 2025
Brass, steel, human hair
3.25 x 3.375 inches

SOLD

MEDAL OF HONOR, 2025
Brass, brads, gold-plated chain, aluminum rivets, human hair
3 x 3 inches

MEDAL OF HONOR II, 2025
Brass, brads, gold-plated chain, aluminum rivets, human hair
4.5 x 5 inches

SOLD

MEDAL OF HONOR III, 2025
Brass, brads, gold-plated chain, aluminum rivets, human hair
3.375 x 4 inches

MEDAL OF HONOR IV, 2025
Brass, brads, human hair
3.75 x 3.37 inches