Janis Woode
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The Avenue Gallery 2184 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia V8R 1G3
Janis Woode, "Gamer, 2021
wagon wheel, fly wheel, wrapped copper wire, 17" x 24" x 5"
“The desire to create art has been with me for as long as I can remember. It satisfies a kind of primal urge to construct. The winding of the figures, for me, is a very intimate experience. It is where I try to translate the emotion or movement of the piece. My inspiration has always come from personal experience. During my working years in health care, I have been witness to turbulence and tenderness. My sculptural work represents these moments. It is a sort of communication that I find hard to put into words; They are, for me, small windows into shared experiences.” – Janis Woode