Janis Woode | Featured Artist

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Janis Woode,"Voyage"

copper wire, paint brush, steel, 21 x 4 x 9. Courtesy of the Gallery.

“Voyage is a comment on the artistic journey.  We may start out as weavers and end up in the metal shop. The metal sculptor may dream of the day they pick up a paint brush. Personally, I feel that the path will present itself when we are ready to take it. It’s all out there just waiting to be explored in good time.” – Janis Woode

Artist Janis Woode was born in Prince Rupert, British Columbia in 1962. She obtained college certification as a long term care aide and spent the next three decades at various jobs in the health care field. She also received formal artistic training in the handling of materials, first at the Emily Carr College of Art and Design in 1985 and later at Capilano College. Her work with metal, which originated at Emily Carr, triggered a desire to learn to weld which opened the door to articulate her artistic vision. She has worked in metal ever since.

Janis credits her long work experience in health care as the source for many of her artistic inspirations. She says, “This work has given me special insight into the human experience. My hope is that my sculpture draws a common thread for the viewer, a thread that ties us together as people no matter how individual our experiences may be.”