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Tapestry of the Heart
The design of “Tapestry of the Heart” speaks to beautiful fact that we, the citizens of the Kansas City metro area, come in all different shapes, sizes and colors. We speak different languages, we earn our livings in a variety of ways, we have diverse goals, educations, spiritual beliefs and family structures. And yet, this place we call home forms a beautiful, woven tapestry that grows and knits together due to the caring hearts and hard work of its citizens.
The design of this heart is composed with only circles, to symbolize the human race. Like people, they are colorful, they are different sizes, and they overlap. Occasionally I have used ovals, squares, rectangles and lines. These are the spices that keep us on our toes and often make us smile. How much more interesting this design became when I inserted them into the puzzle.
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Artist Spotlight
Janice Schoultz Mudd
"Thinking Art is how one client described Janice Schoultz Mudd’s luminous, highly textured, mixed media paintings. Her abstractions use imagery that we recognize to explore the historical, scientific, cultural and spiritual context that is woven into the fabric of our lives. A native of New Vernon, New Jersey, Janice was four when her 87 year old grandmother came to live with her family. Over the next ten years the drastically different life experiences and outlook of this 19th century woman became food for a child’s curious mind and big imagination. At the age of 18, Janice enrolled at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, spent her first year in the required Foundation Arts program and consequently pursued degrees in Interior Design and Architecture. While working in these fields, she made her home with her husband and two sons in Westchester County, NY and the Virginia suburbs of Washington DC.. During this time she developed her ability to transform ideas into reality. Skills honed from years of practice in these fields are reflected in her artwork today. Prior to moving with her family to St Louis, MO and then Kansas City, Janice began painting again; first with watercolors, then with acrylics and eventually an added mixture of many mediums and collage pieces. Before too long, the child's questions began to inform the imagery on her canvases and all kinds of experiments with materials and techniques were taking place."