The Artist

Jane Pettit creates art and home embellishments that beautify your home or get-away and make people smile. Whatever medium she’s working in, she adds visual interest and depth by incorporating a variety of materials combined in unique ways. Her one-of-a-kind creations use texture and color to make strong, visually pleasing statements. Each time you look at one of her works, you are likely to see something new.

The artist grew up going to auctions in rural Vermont with artistic parents who lived through the depression. Their beliefs included “Enjoy nature. Aesthetics count. Recycle. Find another use. Make it yourself.” From these early influences comes an affinity for functional things, a love of nature, attraction to the slightly funky and a love of creating new from old.

Jane lives in Washington, DC, has three creative children and three curious cats. Both the children and the cats occasionally provide her with raw material for her mosaics. Most of her creations are born in an old barn studio in Myersville, Maryland, pictured below, inside and out.