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- JANET SEARFOSS
BATIK ARTIST
Janet Searfoss is a painter of Batik, the antique appearing paintings done with hot
wax and dyes that often resemble stained glass in fabric form. Janet combines
the ancient craft of batik with the art of painting . Her technique is often a radical
departure from the traditional batik. Janet often combines acrylics and fabric
paints with the hot wax layering, creating her distinctive style of mixed-media
batik painting which she refers to as "American Batik" or wax-resist painting.
Her paintings often will take over 100 hours to complete. "I want my Batiks to
have a visual dialogue with the viewer"- Art that speaks to the heart. The
Paintings show various perceptions of reality and are intended to stimulate the
imagination.
Janet's professional education began at Michigan State University and continued
at Wayne State University where she earned her degree. She taught high school
art in the Detroit area for eight years before her career with Batik. Janet shows
and sells her Batiks at Art Shows throughout the Country. She has won numerous
awards and is considered one of the Masters of Batik.
Husband Harold does the custom matting, framing and giclee printing. He makes
it possible to do the art show circuit throughout the country. Janet's art often acts
as a portal to the spiritual world for her and hopefully others.
Recent Awards
Award of Distinction (2nd Place) Blowing Rock, NC August 15, 2009
Award of Excellence (Best of Show) Blowing Rock, NC May 17,2008
Judge's Choice Blue Ribbon Amelia Island Fall Art Festival Amelia Island, Fl
Nov. 2007
Fourth Place 32nd Annual Atalaya Art Festival Huntington Beach, SC Sept.
2007
Award of Excellence Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 2007
First Place 37th Annual Golden Isles Festival St. Simons Island, Ga. October
2006
Award of Excellence Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 2006
Batik Exhibit at the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, Upstate Visual
Arts Gallery July-August 2006
Chosen to design the artwork for the 33rd Annual Dexter-Ann Arbor Michigan Run
Race, Ann Arbor, Michigan June 4, 2006
Honorable mention Inman Park Arts Festival, Atlanta, Ga. April 2006
First Place 34th Annual Outdoor Art show, Fairhope, Al. March 2006
Second Place Golden Isle Art Festival, St. Simons Island, Ga. Oct. 2005
Bartow Art Guild Award Arts Festival 34 Cartersville, Ga. Oct. 2005
Second Place St. Augustine Arts Festival, St. Augustine, Fl. April 2005
About THE ARTIST
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