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Artist Statement:
*I am unable to delete sold
works from my portfolio.
Please send a message before
purchasing!
I have been creating art in a
variety of mediums all my
life. In 2000, I began
working in mosaic. A
compulsive recycler, I seek
out ways to salvage materials
for all of my artwork. All
individual mosaics are made
from scrap glass discarded by
stained glass students. I cut
each piece individually,
creating a new design that
sparkles with a luminescent
quality. I often work on
commission, creating custom
pieces to enhance the colors
and themes of homes and
businesses. Glass-on-glass
mosaics can be hung in a
window or lit from within.
These pieces are particularly
stunning. Please see my
website for more information:
http://www.jkmosaiccom....
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Artist Exhibitions:
Mosaic art panels now
available at Frank & Dunya in
Seattle and Matter! Gallery in
Olympia, WA.
My website is:
http://www.jkmosaic.com
2011 Exhibitions:
The National Mosaic Exhibit on
Cape Cod (July)
The Mackinac Island Art Museum
- Juried exhibit of art
related to Mackinac Island
(July - Oct.)
Red Hot ...
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Artist Galleries:
Hubbub in Centralia, WA
http://www.hubbubshop.com
Matter! Gallery in Olympia, WA
http://www.matteroly.com
Frank and Dunya in Seattle
http://www.frankanddunya.com...
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Artist Reviews:
http://issuu.com/showcasemedia/
docs/summer2011
See pgs. 6-7 of this magazine
(link is to the digital
version)....
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Collections:
Coming Soon!
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Commissions:
2003 Star-themed mosaic on
porch, private home
2004 Glass mosaic on a wood
fired oven for Cielo Blu, a
restaurant in Olympia, WA
2005 Glass mosaic on a
tri-fold dividing wall for
Cielo Blu
2005 "Jacinta" a 36" x 30"
glass mosaic panel for The
Evergreen State College
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Jennifer Kuhns Biography:
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Age
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40
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
1
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| Religion |
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| Education |
Bachelor of Fine Arts |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Mosaic
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Art Nouveau - (1880 - 1910)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Yuroz
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| Favorite Work of Art |
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
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| Your Personal Biography |
I grew up in Michigan and moved to Washington in 1988 to attend The Evergreen State College where I studied art, culture, religion and women's studies. After graduation, I co-owned a small restaurant for 2 years, then spent the remainder of my 20s mainly working in child advocacy while creating and selling artwork as a hobby. I have worked in ceramics, oil pastels, linocuts, collage, fabric, and wire jewelry, but I discovered mosaic in 2000, and I became addicted. At age 33 I was working part time doing marketing for performing arts when I had my daughter. Finding the return to work extremely complicated, and with a couple of commissions under my belt, I decided to focus on art as an income generator. Enterprise for Equity helped me to write a business plan that gave me a realistic goal. I was chosen as the featured artist for a local arts festival in 2007, which generated 14 commissions in the first year. In the following years, I have continued to learn and apply advanced mosaic techniques, and have been hired to install interior and exterior mosaic treatments in homes, businesses and a school. Between commissions, I sell my fine art mosaic panels at art shows, in galleries and online. Becoming a working artist allows me to live remotely, be available for my growing daughter, tend a huge vegetable garden, and care for our dogs, cat, goats, chickens, turkeys, a duck and a rabbit. It is also very important to me to stress that I use almost reclaimed materials almost exclusively, especially for my art panels. It takes far more work, time and ingenuity than simply purchasing what I need, but environmental sustainability is one of my core values. |
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