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Artist Statement
JANET CHRISTENOT
Drawn to the outdoors and the beauty of the wheat fields at harvest time, I hand gathered stalks of golden grain and found wheat weaving was a natural creative expression for me.
As an explorer of this ancient art form, my goal is to let the possibilities present themselves whether it be through intricately woven designs or enjoying the challenge and sense of excitement that comes with creating an original and unique work of art.
The remoteness of the expansive prairie provides daily inspiration and has helped me as an artist to develop my own style and techniques.
Wheat weaving has origins that have been dated over 8,000 years to the Egyptians. Many ancient cultures believed that a spirit lived in the grain and the weaving provided a trap for the spirit of the field, to ensure hopes of a good harvest season the following year.
Exhibitions
1984>2008
Great Falls, Montana
Montana Grain Growers - Permanent Collection
2000
Liberty Village Art Center * Chester, Mt
Centennial Art Show
5/1/2004
High Plains Heritage Center, Great Falls, Mt
Handcrafted an American Tradition
7/2005
Great Falls, Mt
Bluegrass on the Bay
2005-06-07
Holter Art Musuem, Helena, Mt
Jewelry Extravaganza
1 / 2006
Gallery 16, Great Falls, Mt
Creative Arts Enterprise Show
6/2006
Missoula Artists Shop
The Bridge of Time
2006
Whopping Crones Gallery, Missoula, Mt
Hands Of Harvest Show
4/2006
Gallery 16, Great Falls, Mt
All About Face
6/2006
Liberty Village Art Center
Women Against Breast Cancer Art Show & Auction
1/2006
Helena, Mt
Govenors Rotunda Art Show
2/2007
AVA, Gillette, Wy
Purple Preponderance
5/5/2007
Gillette, Wy
Gala by Local Color
2/2008
Liberty Village Art Center, Chester, Mt
The Hands of Harvest Showcase
Gallery Representation
Holter Art Museum * Helena, Mt
Gallery 16 * Great Falls, Montana
Liberty Village Art Center & Gallery * Chester, Montana
Reviews and Press
9/2/2007
News-Record
Threads of Gold
12/2007
Rivers Edge Journal
Artists Review
11/2006
Via Magazine
Raised on the High Plains
9/2006
KRTV 3 Station
Backroads of Montana
6/2006
Montana Magazine
Hands of Harvest - Unique Arts & Craft Trail
3/2006
Hot Ticket - Great Falls Tribune
Around Montana
6/2005
Montana Business Quarterly - Art & Business
Montana Develops Creative Ways to Educate Creative People
2004
Hands of Harvest
North central Montanas Fine Craft & Cultural Heritage
10/2003
Havre Daily News
Hands of Harvest Feature Article
3/2003
Old Abe News Magazine
Case Creative Wheat Weaving Designs
2/2003
Toy Farmer Magazine
Scratch-built Tractor Made From Wheat
11/1999
KRTV
Ag Day Show