"When you're curious you find lots of things to do."
Walt Disney​​
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​ My curiosity has led me to culturally rich and sometimes unusual places. While exploring there is always something that captures my interest, and its essence eventually translates into my work. Whether it be a tattoo, an old relic, the smell of frankincense, or a gemstone - maybe it could be as simple as a tasty olive. I am an avid and often called intrepid traveler. I have negotiated deals with the toughest of Turkish merchants and the most simpatico of Indian stone dealers.
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My work encompasses a wide range of techniques using precious metals and a variety of precious and semi-precious gem stones. I collect objects along the way. Often my pieces incorporate these elements which give my work an exotic quality and an aura of antiquity.​
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Coffee makes me percolate in the morning but I don’t drink it after noon time. Gemstones make me happy and I have a somewhat huge collection of them.
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What throws me off and causes me to pull my hair out? I haven’t met that challenge yet.
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Janice holds first place in The Saul Bell Design Award Competition for the year 2011 and has been featured in publications that include Lark Books, Art Box Japan and Lapidary Journal.
Currently Janice teaches all aspects of metalsmithing and stone setting at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.