Jan Hoy

Jan Hoy lives and works in the town of Coupeville on Whidbey Island, WA. She received her degree in Fine Arts from the University of Washington and has worked as an artist her entire life. She is not a newcomer to the Pacific Northwest. She has lived in this area all her life, first Seattle, then Port Townsend, and finally Whidbey Island. The misty weather, silvery skies, and the abundance of healthy greens and browns have impacted her aesthetic sensibility. It is no wonder her chosen material is clay. Even the finishes are an iron oxide giving them a natural rusty appearance. Jan has lived in her current home and worked in her current studio for the past 17 years. Surrounded by fields and estuaries with a bit of a view toward Puget Sound, she is immersed in the changing seasons and the migrations of birds. Her work embodies form in movement. Most of her sculptures include ridged edges but in counterbalance they curve through space. The juxtaposition of defined edges with soft curvilinear movement captures her imagination and produces unique and satisfying forms.