“When traveling I seek an environmentally balanced experience. The stimulation of the city creates a need for the quiet and tranquil energy of the countryside. For me trees provide a sense of well-being, privacy, and mystery. When hiking in Sedona Arizona I happened upon a Sycamore or Platanus Occidentalis in the middle of an otherwise unrelenting red rock landscape. The contrast was stunning. In shades of ivory and grey the bark was peeling in large sheets. The trunk was punctuated by a prominent callous providing additional textural interest. Driven to recreate this image I found that fiber was the perfect medium. The surface design techniques that I employed were tape resist to replicate the peeling bark, a felted cone to duplicate the callous, and surface stitching to define areas of bark color. My desire is for this piece to evoke feelings of curiosity about the natural world.” One of Janette’s first experiences with fiber was at a young age when she learned to knit. This was followed by experimentation with many materials with her current focus on kiln formed glass, art quilting, and felting. Janette works from her home in SW Florida. Janette is a member of Art Quilters Unlimited and the Art Council of SW Florida.
Janette Piscitelli florida, usa
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