Artist Statement

lt's the balance not the symmetry... that is important to me. I am intrigued by the way shapes and colours work together. In my "mismatched" earrings, I am challenged by the exercise of creating a balance from 2 parts that are not mirror images but rather compliments of one another.

My work has always been based on geometric form and abstraction. I am inspired by things around me both artistic and common place - furniture, architecture, paintings, ceramics, textiles... just about anything! Both two and three-dimensional planes appeal to me. They catch my attention as I see in them, lines and forms from spaces and shadows.

From my introduction to jewellery making and designing.. I knew that this was my métier, my creative direction.

Janis Kerman 1999