MY STORY
THE DESIGNER
I'm Janet. My namesake told me it is a fabulous name - short and sassy but also sweet. That describes me all the way to the T.
​But for a more complete picture, here are my top 20 loves (not in any particular order)...
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1. Sushi
2. Scarves
3. My husband, Steve
4. Cinnamon and Cardamom
5. My faith in God, my Church
6. Long walks by the sea
7. Reading classic novels
8. Private music concerts at home
9. Motherhood
10. Herbal teas and tea shops
11. Organizing order from chaos
12. Travel to far away lands and people
13. The smell of fir in the forest
14. Volunteering in shelters and food pantries
15. Sewing apparel and accessories
16. My office at work
17. Sending care packages to my adult kids
18. Visits to the family cabin on the meadow
19. My art workshop room
20. Misty mornings
DESIGN FOR JOY
Making art is playful. It also requires work and science.
Creating a new piece can be very scientific, with a method and procedure on one day - and then the next day it is a wild, free experiment. Sometimes it makes you cry, and paint over six hours of work with white gesso. Other times you feel like the owner of a great secret, that you just painted an epic masterpiece today and no one knows yet, but then tomorrow you hate it. Being an artist is really a serious trip.
I feel compelled to always create. I think I am addicted to this rollercoaster of art-making.
Sometimes surface design is just not passionate enough for me. I always want my art to say something profound about the human condition. But then I realize that surface design takes little pieces and repeats them again and again until finally we notice -
Life is made of many small pieces of ordinary that when seen together make a unique and extraordinary design.
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