Janis Woode, artist, original sculpture

Janis Woode

Original metal sculpture | Biography | Archive of sold work
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“New Language”
Vintage typewriter pieces, steel and wrapped copper wire
30″ (L) x 10 1/2″ (H)
$3500

"Sky" Janis Woode 32.5” (H) x 7” (L) x 2” (W) $3100

“Sky”
Wrapped copper wire, plate steel
32 1/2″ (H) x 7″ (L) x 2″ (W)
$3100

"Effervescence," by Janis Woode, Steel and wood - 32 1/2" (H) $3700

“Effervescence”
Steel and wood – 32 1/2″ (H)
$3700

"To the Letter," by Janis Woode - Plate steel, wrapped copper wire, vintage typewriter parts 21 1/2" (L) x 9 1/2" (H) x 4" (W) $3300

“To the Letter”
Plate steel, wrapped copper wire, vintage typewriter parts
21 1/2″ (L) x 9 1/2″ (H) x 4″ (W)
$3300

"Recharge," by Janis Woode Wrapped copper wire, steel 20" (H) x 10 1/2" (L) x 4" (W) $3200

“Recharge”
Wrapped copper wire, steel
20″ (H) x 10 1/2″ (L) x 4″ (W)
$3200

SOLD "September," by Janis Woode Wrapped copper wire, plate steel 25" (H) x 21 1/2" (L) x 4" (W) $3900

SOLD
“September”
Wrapped copper wire, plate steel
25″ (H) x 21 1/2″ (L) x 4″ (W)
$3900

"Voyage," by Janis Woode Wrapped copper wire, plate steel, paint brush 21" (H) x 9" (L) x 2 1/2" (W) $3300

“Voyage”
Wrapped copper wire, plate steel, paint brush
21″ (H) x 9″ (L) x 2 1/2″ (W)
$3300

SOLD "The Apartment," by Janis Woode steel and wrapped copper wire 32" (H) x 23" (L) x 2 1/2" (W) $3300

SOLD
“The Apartment”
steel and wrapped copper wire
32″ (H) x 23″ (L) x 2 1/2″ (W)
$3300

"The Bird Cage," by Janis Woode Wrapped copper wire, plate steel, reclaimed bird cage 22" (H) x 6" (L) x 4" (W) $3000

“The Bird Cage”
Wrapped copper wire, plate steel, reclaimed bird cage
22″ (H) x 6″ (L) x 4″ (W)
$3000

SOLD "Link," by Janis Woode Wrapped copper wire, reclaimed chain 37" (H) x 5" (L) x 4" (W) $2500

SOLD
“Link”
Wrapped copper wire, reclaimed chain
37″ (H) x 5″ (L) x 4″ (W)
$2500

"When Time Stood Still," by Janis Woode Plate steel, wrapped copper wire, vintage clock pieces 31 1/2" (L) x 4" (W) x 2 1/2" (H) $3100

“When Time Stood Still”
Plate steel, wrapped copper wire, vintage clock pieces
31 1/2″ (L) x 4″ (W) x 2 1/2″ (H)
$3100

SOLD "The Letter," by Janis Woode Plate steel, wrapped copper wire, vintage typewriter keys 40" (L) x 5" (W) x 4" (H) $3300

SOLD
“The Letter”
Plate steel, wrapped copper wire, vintage typewriter keys
40″ (L) x 5″ (W) x 4″ (H)
$3300

"The Good Listener," by Janis Woode Plate steel, wrapped copper wire, patina 7" (H) x 11" (L) x 6" (W) $2650

“The Good Listener”
Plate steel, wrapped copper wire, patina
7″ (H) x 11″ (L) x 6″ (W)
$2650

"The View From Above," by Janis Woode, Steel - 14 1/2" (H) x 10" (W) $2200

“The View From Above”
Steel – 14 1/2″ (H) x 10″ (W)
$2200

SOLD "Leaving the Storm," by Janis Woode copper wire, steel - 33" (L) x 11" (H) x 4" (W) $3300

SOLD
“Leaving the Storm”
copper wire, steel – 33″ (L) x 11″ (H) x 4″ (W)
$3300

SOLD "Bridge," by Janis Woode steel plate, wrapped steel wire, wood - 29" (L) x 8 1/2" (H) x 3 1/2" (W) $3100

SOLD
“Bridge”
steel, wood – 29″ (L) x 8 1/2″ (H)
$3100

SOLD "Blue Horse," by Janis Woode copper wire, steel - 8 1/2" (H) x 23" (L) x 3" (W) $3000

SOLD
“Blue Horse”
copper wire, steel – 8 1/2″ (H) x 23″ (L)
$3000

SOLD "Waiting For You," by Janis Woode wrapped copper wire, plate steel - 5" (H) x 24 1/2" (L) x 5" (W) $2800

SOLD
“Waiting For You”
copper wire, steel – 5″ (H) x 24 1/2″ (L)
$2800

SOLD "Changing of the Light," by Janis Woode steel plate, steel wire, wood - 86 1/2" (H) x 20" (L) x 11" (W) $8700

SOLD
“Changing of the Light”
steel, wood – 86 1/2″ (H) x 20″ (L)
$8700

SOLD "The Watchman," by Janis Woode wall-hang piece wrapped copper wire, steel - 50" (H) x 6 1/2" (W) x 4 1/2" (L) $3200

SOLD
“The Watchman”
wall-hang piece
copper wire, steel – 50″ (H)
$3200

SOLD "Nothing to Wear" by Janis Woode wrapped copper wire, steel - 10" (H) x 31" (L) x 5" (W) $3100

SOLD
“Nothing to Wear”
copper wire, steel – 10″ (H) x 31″ (L)
$3100

SOLD "Blossom," by Janis Woode bronze, steel, copper wire - 6 1/2" (H) x 25" (L) x 4" (W) No. 3 of edition of 9 - $2500

SOLD
“Blossom”
bronze, steel, copper wire – 6 1/2″ (H) x 25″ (L)
No. 3 of edition of 9 – $2500

SOLD "Midnight Oil," by Janis Woode wrapped copper wire, steel, vintage typewriter parts - 32" (H) x 6" (W) x 9 1/2" (L) $3500

SOLD
“Midnight Oil”
copper wire, steel, vintage typewriter parts – 32″ (H)
$3500

SOLD "Joyride," by Janis Woode wrapped copper wire, steel, glass - 29 1/2" (L) x 17" (H) x 4" (W) $4000

SOLD
“Joyride”
copper wire, steel, glass – 29 1/2″ (L) x 17″ (H)
$4000

SOLD "Keys to the Galaxy," by Janis Woode 1962 Ford Galaxy 500 steering wheel, copper tubing, copper wire, patina 27" (H) x 24" (L) x 24" (W) $3400

SOLD
“Keys to the Galaxy”
1962 Ford Galaxy 500 steering wheel,
copper tubing, copper wire, patina
27″ (H) x 24″ (L) x 24″ (W)
$3400

SOLD "The Correspondence," by Janis Woode steel, wrapped copper wire, vintage typewriter parts 35 1/2" (H) x 6 1/2" (W) $3600

SOLD
“The Correspondence”
steel, wrapped copper wire, vintage typewriter parts
35 1/2″ (H) x 6 1/2″ (W)
$3600

SOLD "Words," by Janis Woode vintage typewriter parts, steel, wrapped copper wire 39" (L) x 13" (H) x 2 1/2" (W) $3300

SOLD
“Words”
vintage typewriter parts, steel, wrapped copper wire
39″ (L) x 13″ (H) x 2 1/2″ (W)
$3300

SOLD "The Poet," by Janis Woode Vintage typewriter parts, steel with patina 54" (H) x 8" (W) x 3 1/2" (L) $3500

SOLD
“The Poet”
Vintage typewriter parts, steel with patina
54″ (H) x 8″ (W) x 3 1/2″ (L)
$3500

SOLD "Dive" by Janis Woode wrapped copper wire, steel - 82" (H) x 41" (L) x 8" (W) $8200

SOLD
“Dive”
copper wire, steel – 82″ (H)
$8200

SOLD "The Rumour," by Janis Woode Plate steel, wrapped copper wire, barbed wire, patina 21" (L) x 11 1/2" (H) x 4" (W) $3300

SOLD
“The Rumour”
Plate steel, wrapped copper wire, barbed wire, patina
21″ (L) x 11 1/2″ (H) x 4″ (W)
$3300

SOLD "Anxiously Awaiting Spring," by Janis Woode Reclaimed leaf spring, wood, copper wire, patina 21" (L) x 10 1/2" (H) x 4" (W) $2900

SOLD
“Anxiously Awaiting Spring”
Reclaimed leaf spring, wood, copper wire, patina
21″ (L) x 10 1/2″ (H) x 4″ (W)
$2900

SOLD "The Troublemaker," by Janis Woode Plate steel, wrapped copper wire, reclaimed birdcage, patina 23" (L) x 7 1/2" (H) x 3 1/2" (W) $3100

SOLD
“The Troublemaker”
Plate steel, wrapped copper wire, reclaimed birdcage, patina
23″ (L) x 7 1/2″ (H) x 3 1/2″ (W)
$3100

SOLD "Another Door Opens" (hanging piece) by Janis Woode steel, wrapped copper wire - 15" (H) x 9" (L) x 9" (W) $2650

SOLD
“Another Door Opens” (hanging piece)
steel, wrapped copper wire – 15″ (H) x 9″ (L) x 9″ (W)
$2650

SOLD ``The Question,`` by Janis Woode steel plate, wrapped steel wire - 13`` (H) x 29`` (L) x 3`` (W) $2900

Janis Woode portrait Artist Janis WOODE was born in Prince Rupert, British Columbia in 1962. She obtained college certification as a long term care aide and spent the next three decades at various jobs in the health care field. She also received formal artistic training in the handling of materials, first at the Emily Carr College of Art and Design in 1985 and later at Capilano College. Her work with metal, which originated at Emily Carr, triggered a desire to learn to weld which opened the door to articulate her artistic vision. She has worked in metal ever since.

Janis credits her long work experience in health care as the source for many of her artistic inspirations. She says, “This work has given me special insight into the human experience. My hope is that my sculpture draws a common thread for the viewer, a thread that ties us together as people no matter how individual our experiences may be.”

Artist’s Statement
The desire to create art has been with me for as long as I can remember. It satisfies a kind of primal urge to construct. The winding of the figures, for me, is a very intimate experiencce. It is where I try to translate the emotion or movement of the piece. My inspiration has always come from personal experience. During my working years in health care, I have been witness to turbulence and tenderness. My sculptural work represents these moments. It is a sort of communication that I find hard to put into words. They are, for me, small windows into shared experiences.