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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. Son, Phil, was involved
in the art business since a child and continued part time until his untimely death at
28 in Nov. 2007. Our lives were changed forever. His spirit shines through in the
art and he continues to be Janet's greatest inspiration and muse.
Past Awards
Second Place Whalehead Club Arts Festival Corolla, NC June 23, 2010
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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Work Out
Ann Arbor, Mi
Ann Arbor, Mi
Amelia Island
Blowing Rock, NC
Phil and friends helping at
Yellow Daisy Art Festival,
Atlanta, Ga.
Yellow Daisy Art Festival,
Atlanta, Ga.
Whalehead Club
