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 Excellenc
e  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
janet@janetSearfossBatiks.com