Contact Information:
Janet Farris
(559) 227-7197
janet@janetfarris.com
 

"If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing"
-Marc Chagall

I started my business, From The Heart, in 1982 and I recently came across this quote by Marc Chagall that really applies to my creative experience. I call myself an artist currently creating jewelry, working in the media of polymer clay and Precious Metal Clay (PMC). My artistic path has traveled through painting, ceramics, stained glass, fiber arts, decorative painting, polymer clay, beadwork and PMC.

I create one-of-a-kind and limited editions of beads and jewelry and I personally handcraft all the pieces. Each piece of wearable art is unique, the color, patterns and designs are constantly changing. Available jewelry may vary from those pictured here. If you are interested in any items shown here, please contact me for availability.

Polymer Clay is synthetic clay. I enjoy the rich colors. It's like working with 3-D paint.

PMC Precious Metal Clay is a new medium developed in Japan. It's manipulated like clay and fired in a kiln to achieve a finished piece in fine silver.

Education

• California State University Fresno, Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art

Business

• Continuing freelance design business From The Heart started in 1982

Teaching experience

• Continuing since 1994 teaching polymer clay classes locally and at national conferences.

• The Fresno Metropolitan Art Museum, children's summer program, one-week art classes in 2000 & 2001

• BABE 2003: treasure necklace & 2-day class on kimono locket

Volunteer Classes

• Craft classes to the women and children at the Marjaree Mason Center battered women's shelter

• Women and Tots program

Membership

• National Polymer Clay Guild

• PMC guild

• Fresno Fiber Arts Guild

• Central California Bead Society

Recent Publications

• Bead Dreams, 2004 annual: Kimono lockets article

• Art Jewelry, November 2004: Dynamic Duo article

• 400 Polymer Clay Objects: Kimono locket featured

• Bead & Button's Bead Dreams 2003 annual: Kimono necklace, 3rd place winner

• Cover and article in the special issue of Bead and Button Bead Dreams August 2003

• Designs used in NPCG's Tips and Techniques book 2001

• Jewelry items included in Barbara McGuire's 1999 book Foundations in Polymer Clay Design

• Articles in Jewelry Crafts magazine, October 1996, July 1997

• Six craft instruction books with Hot Off the Press, Leisure Craft and McCall's Creates on Polymer Clay

Recent Shows and Exhibits

• Embellishment Show, 2002: 3rd place in the finished jewelry division

• Bead and Button Conference, 2002: Bead Dream Competition finalist

• "Mola Mask" used in advertisements for 1999 Embellishment Show, Portland, Oregon

• National Polymer Clay Guild, Second National Juried Exhibition Moving Forward Invitational Gallery, Strathmore Hall Arts Center, North Bethesda, Maryland Award winner, October 8 through November 11, 1998

• Embellishment Gleaming Treasures Show, Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, California; Judges' Choice award and third place award in polymer clay July 17 through 19, 1998

Personal
Janet Farris grew up in a creative family. After college she began working for Duncan Ceramics, decorating items for magazines, product development and trade shows. She started her freelance business to encompass her varied interest in painting, sculpting, and design. With her discovery of the wonders of polymer clay, it gradually took prominence in her creative life. Now she is incorporating polymer clay with glass, metal, beads, and PMC. She is devoted to sharing the excitement of these media through teaching, shows, magazine articles, and demonstrations. Janet particularly enjoys creating small, wearable works of art.

Contact Information:
(559) 227-7197
janet@janetfarris.com

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site last updated: Monday, May 07, 2007