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Janet
Richardson-Baughman
Janet Richardson-Baughman earned her BFA from
central Michigan University and received an
MFA in ceramics from Indiana State University
in 1977. After graduation, she taught college
and began her studio career. Continuing her
ceramic work, she developed a series of elegant
vessels, contemporary sculptures and large-scale
handmade tile for the walls. “My work is architecturally
influenced”, says Janet, “my father was an architect
and I grew up surrounded by line and shape”.
Her work is a sophisticated blend of form, color
and rhythm and when creating a piece she “visualizes
the lines and color as a poem in motion”. Janet
expanded her media to include pastels, mixed
media, college and painting. Her work has been
included in many exhibitions and galleries nationally.
Her work has also been very successful in the
corporate market, including custom commissions
and is represented in many corporate and commercial
settings. Janet lives an idyllic existence with
her artist/husband on a small horse farm where
they also have their studio. They work together
everyday, and for them it is the perfect partnership
because they compliment on another so well.
Artist's Statement:
“My images are reflective in nature, intuitive
feelings become form. These forms go through
a process of examination and transitional. I
am interested in pre-Columbian and Egyptian
eras and my work often has cross-cultural references.
Architectural form has also been an influence
since early childhood and has been the underpinning
of much of my work”.
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