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  Jan Stewart  
 

As a conceptual sculptor, I use form to invite the viewer to look inside my pieces. I believe what's going on inside my work (and inside people) is much more interesting and important than the outer form.

My abstract works, as well as my more recent figurative pieces, invite viewers to look inside for symbols and often evoke emotions in the viewer, allowing them to confront those feelings.

My works cover a wide range of emotions, from fierce and wrenching to light and whimsical. The DUNIES (families of creatures who reside in the Dunes of Northwestern Indiana) which I created, speak to our inner child and invite it to come out and enjoy a rich fantasy life. At the other end of the spectrum, my work about the conflicts in the Balkans reflects the grief associated with profound losses in life.

It's not important that we (the artist and viewer) have the same experiences; what is important is that we relate to a similar emotion. If my work can touch the emotions and experiences of others, I am fulfilled as an artist.
 


 

Jan and her Dunies

EDUCATION
Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN. Master of Science
Indiana University Bloomington, Hammond, IN. Bachelor of Science
Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI.
Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL.
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Dunes Art Foundation, Michiana Shores, IN.
Jean Juhlin Studio, Valparaiso, IN.

DISCIPLINE
Clay Sculpture
Mixed Media

GALLERY REPRESENTATION
18 Artists Gallery,Online
Chesterton Art Gallery, Chesterton, IN
Southern Shore Arts Gallery, Michigan City, IN

 


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

18 Artists Gallery, Chesterton, IN. (solo)
Chancellor Gardens of Merrillville
Northwest Indiana Women's Art Exhibit, Valparaiso, IN.
Art Comp '96, Chesterton Art Gallery, Chesterton, IN.
Art Comp '98, Chesterton Art Gallery, Chesterton, IN.
Michigan Women's Music Festival (group)
Lake Street Gallery, Miller, IN.
Indiana University School of Fine Arts
Art Comp '94 American States Insurance, Indianapolis, IN.
Northern Indiana Arts Association, Munster, IN ( Group Show)
Southern Shores Art Gallery (Michigan City) IN ( Group Show )
 
 

                 Commissions

    Jan will accept commissions.
    Depending on the size and the complication of the piece the price for             busts or figures range from $ 500.00 to $ 1,000.00, with 1/2 down.
     Photos must either be provided or a photo shoot can be arranged.
   Jan's time frame for completion is approximately 1 - 3 months.
    For more detailed information please email her directly.

mailto:janrose@comnetcom.net
 

  A Political Statement in Clay, exhibited at the Hobart
  Art League, June 2009


 

                                
                               
Twenty-First Century Outsider 

 

Twenty-first Century Outsider: A moment to take a look at the greed and unfairness of our economic crisis. The Outsider is
purposely painted while the rest of the parts of the work are all glazed. The Outsider has no entry to the money (the large green square piece)
,
the companies (each of the five men in blue suits) or even the loan application. He represents Middle Class America, each of the companies
(although there could be many names) are A
.I.G., Bank of America, C.l.T.I., Fannie May and Freddie Mac, each taking taxpayer money for a
job poorly done and managing to get bonuses for it
. While our Middle Class American waits for someone to notice him and help him get a loan.
 

                         
                  America, circa 2009

l~Li

America, circa 2009: The central figure has just gotten his Pink Slip from a job he held for many years and thought he was doing well
at
. He, like those he represents, has accumulated a number of bills (mortgage, tuition, credit card debt, loans, etc.) which are piled high on his
back
. Around him are the doors to those places where is either owes money, or where he is a customer - all of them without door knobs - all of
them unavailable to him now that he is no longer employed and has no money
. Their reasons are painted on each door. Our figure is down but not out.
 

                     
                     Foreclusure Gap

Foreclosure Gap: A slippery slope. One day you think you're doing fine; have a good job, fine home with a mortgage that seems
reasonable, and then the bottom drops out of the stock market and everything changes. Suddenly your job is not as secure as it once was and
the mortgage payments have gone up and you can't keep up. Then your work cuts back
& you're not making as much and then they ask you to
take a lay-off and suddenly you can
't make the mortgage payment and the bank won't listen and no one is giving loans. And the guy (the
banker) at the top of the slippery slope gives you the default notice & you're headed for Foreclosure Gap. There you
'll meet many others
(represented by the parts of individuals who feel that much of who they were is missing) so you won't be the only one in Foreclosure Gap.
Notice the hand holding on to the slope. That
's the hope that eventually things will turn around.

6123/200910:18 AM

 



Twenty-First Century Outsider

18" Diameter x 7"
Glazed and painted Clay on Wood
$ 400.00

America, circa 2009

18" Diameter x 6"
Glazed and painted Clay on Wood
$ 400.00

Foreclosure Gap

14.5" x 20" x 4"
Glazed and painted Clay on Wood
$ 300.00

A Forest Dunie Hiding #33
Clay
$ 50.00


I Give You My Hearty Beach Dunie
Clay
$ 50.00

A Forest Dunie Rests With Frog Friends
Clay
$ 60.00
 

The Egg and I
Clay
$ 150.00

Picasso Speaks
Clay
$ 100.00

 


Working my Way out
Clay
$ 200.00

 

SOLD


Peace SeriesA
Clay
$ 250.00

Work in progress

Peace Series
Clay
$ 250.00

Work in Progress


The Activist Pinhook Bog Dunie
Clay
$ 50.00

 

One Way Home
Clay
$ 50.00

 


American Immigration Policy
Clay
$ 250.00

 


Untitled Green Vase
Clay
$ 75.00

Sitting Pretty
Clay
$ 90.00
Beach Dunie- A Day in the Sand
Clay
$ 50.00

 


 


A Forest Dunie Hiding #34
Clay
$ 50.00

SOLD
 

The Organic Vessel
Clay
$ 200.00

 


The 3 Stripe Platter
Clay
$ 60.00

What Did You Say?
Clay
$ 200.00

Forest Dunie Greets a Spotted Turtle
Clay
$ 65.00

Forest Dunie and Friend Greet A Spider
Clay
$ 50.00

Bog Dunie Transports Some Friends
Clay
$ 50.00
 
         
     
 

 

 












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