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Janine Ward

 

4464 McIntosh Lake Ave Sarasota, FL 34233 941.927.2175   e-mail: janinevw@aol.com               Fiber artist Janine Ward learned to sew while growing up in northern New York. Her developing artistic passion led her to Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. Upon graduation, she pursued a career as a graphic artist/illustrator in the Washington D.C. area while beginning to create exciting directions for her art. In 1998 Janine returned to Sarasota to provide herself with a new environment to nurture her fiber art. Janine believes people feel connected to fabric more so than to paint. For her, it is a natural choice of medium. "From the day we are born, we have a relationship with fabric whether or not we are even aware of it, Fabrics add color, texture and warmth to our daily life and carry with them a sense of history and place that paint cannot duplicate. Janine's work combines excitement through color and composition with the power of memory in an exciting display of textural warmth.     Living in a sub-tropical environment provides Janine with abundant inspiration. Surrounded by the native flora and fauna, she strives to engulf viewers and to challenge them to create their own perspectives to view her work By her use of primarily batiks and hand dyed fabrics she creates a real sense of life and drama. Most of her works are large and powerful, "Splashes of Life" she calls them.               Her accomplishments include. . .   2002, exhibited at Heartfelt, Art from the Heart national contest 2002, exhibited at the International Quilt Festival in Houston Texas. 2004, exhibited at the American Quilter's society exhibition in Nashville Tennessee. 2001, 2003, 2005 awards winner at the Sarasota quilters' guild shows. 2005, published in the American Quilter's Society. Quilt Art 2006 calendar.                               Janine now resides on Siesta Key in Sarasota Florida, where she lives with her husband, artist Sam Ward and three wonderful children.

African Iris     Laughing Gulls     Bromiliad     Orchidstration     Earth-Series 2     The decision to have a child     Siesta Beach Walk     Undersea Anomoly