Cousin’s Corner

Jan’s cousin Angie is an all-business woman Chief Operating Officer specializing in Econometrics (data analysis) by day but one of her hobbies by night is Fluid Art. She loves French Impressionism – Claude Monet is her favorite artist. A couple of years ago she was scrolling through Facebook late at night, as people do, and saw a demonstration of “Pour Painting” on canvas, now coined “Fluid Art.” Artists were literally pouring paint on canvas and creating abstract designs. She said, “I love the way the paint swirls and ebbs and tides, just like in a Monet painting.” Then she saw another video where artists were pouring paint into cabachons and making lovely jewelry. She was hooked. She took a few art classes and learned how to mix the paint and apply an epoxy finishing coating. “I enjoy using the same colors in my favorite Monet paintings on the cabachons,” she says. “Fluid Art is a great outlet for me, I work so much with numbers and spreadsheets every day, working with fluid art jewelry really helps me to relax.” She went on to say, “It looks kind of easy, but it’s not, the weight of the paints and combination of the colors react differently each time, so what you may have intended to do initially may become a happy mistake that turns out to be a beautiful piece of jewelry art.” She has converted part of her garage into a makeshift art studio. As you can probably imagine, she has all of her paints and supplies very well organized! When Angie is not making jewelry art, you can find her on the pickleball court!