Jan Huling
New Jersey

Mixed Media
Non-functional
Teapot: 9"w x 4.5"d x 7.5"h
Table: 14" w x 11.5"d x 25.5"h
Cup & Saucer: 5.5"w x 6"d x 4.5"h

About the Teapot
During the lock down I was so lonely that I started putting eyes on almost all of my work. I found them to be very good company, indeed!

Artist Statement
Having worked for many years as a commercial artist, designing everything from textiles and dinnerware, ribbon, and holiday decor, in 2008 I chose to make a break with my commercial past and newly dedicated myself to the glass seed bead. My goal and technique has been the transformation of mundane sculptural forms into spectacular, meaningful, hypnotic works of art. Each piece is a meditation of color and form, pattern, and texture that is allowed to grow organically without plans or sketches. With each new row of beads I more clearly see the personality of the piece emerging and it tells me what color needs to follow and what line needs to intersect. I listen.

About Jan
Jan Huling began making art later in life after a successful career as a product designer. Once she decided to concentrate on her personal work, her art career took off quickly. Her meticulous beading and embellishment has made her a popular teacher at international workshops in Mexico and Europe. Her sculptures are featured in craft, art, and textile magazines. In fact, her medium: found objects, thread, beads, and glue, combined with her subject matter elude strict categories of either craft or art, and her pieces are shown in both fine art and craft venues. Her works tap into a collective unconscious within the repertoire of fairy tales, myths, and mystery that appeal to anyone with a story in their head or heart. The surfaces are beautiful and gem like, and her painstaking technique only adds to the overall feeling of wonderment people have when they encounter her work.

*Teapots that are sold must remain on display in the gallery as part of the exhibit until the show closes on September 10, 2020. After the show closes, teapots will be carefully packed and shipped by September 26 or available for pick-up at the gallery.

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