Elgin Arts Association^™

As a young girl, Jan was interested in art. She tried her hand at drawing and painting. She got involved in more craft type activities while in high school. Then even took a Life Drawing course in junior college. In 1994 while taking some medical courses at the local community college in Northern California, Jan decided to take a class in ceramics. She got hooked and has been making art from clay ever since.

Jan enjoys hand building with clay the most, although she can throw pieces on the wheel. Her preferred technique is to make a slab, then texture it and start cutting pieces from the slab and building. Then firing her pieces in a wood fired kiln is the most desirable process she can think of. Jan uses other firing methods such as Raku`, Pit-firing, firing in an electric kiln and firing in a gas kiln.

Jan says the most enjoyment she gets from her artwork is when someone shows an interest and appreciation for one of her pieces. Her goal is to create whimsical pieces that evoke a smile or inquisitive expression, hopefully bringing enjoyment to the viewer.

Jan moved to Elgin, Texas in October 2005 and immediately started looking for a group of artists to fellowship with. The Elgin Artist Association was just the group she was looking for. Jan has found much inspiration and support here and plans to continue working with the association for a long time. Her work can be seen at Kingfisher fine Art and Music. If you are interested in purchasing some of Jan's work, you may email her directly.