About Me
| Jan has loved art of all kinds
from a very early age. She had hoped to major in art when she went to
college at Miami of Ohio. However, her father thought art to be frivolous
and insisted she major in more practical subjects. She has since always been
involved with art in some form. |
| Jan was introduced to miniatures
when she and her husband, Pete, bought a gift shop in Aurora, Colorado in
1979. At the time, old printers' trays, and filling them with memorabilia
had become very popular. Unfortunately, the majority of commercially
available miniatures were of very poor quality. Making and selling
miniatures, specifically for the printers' drawers, became her cottage
industry of choice. |
| Shortly after moving to Sparks, Nevada,
in 1982, Jan attended a meeting for interested miniaturists. From her early
beginnings, and "love for the little", dollhouses and scale miniatures were
a natural transition. From that time on, she was hooked and has been a part
of the miniature community ever since. Jan currently is a member on NAME,
IGMA, and her local Sparks Miniature Club. |
| Jan's interests are so varied that
new items are always forthcoming, and she welcomes any and all ideas or
suggestions. Her specialty remains to be the numerous food items that she
creates, and it is in that area that her work is best known, and where she
achieved "fellow" status with the International Guild of Miniature Artisans.
Jan's work can be seen at various miniature shows around the country. |
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