Janet Nelson has been driven from a very young age to create. Growing up in the Bay area of California, Janet was fascinated with art made with found objects, such as the sculptures on the Emeryville mud flats. Her work has constantly evolved. She is known for spare and ethereal sculptures rendered in wire and amazingly detailed Native American clothing created in resin. Janet enjoys work that creates an intense visual bombardment, driven by intuition and impulse, without boundaries or restrictions. She has created a unique method of making artifacts using contemporary materials: painted mixed polymers and paper laminated with wood glue. These materials are then distressed to give the weathered look of time. Ceremonial artifacts from diverse cultures have always intrigued me. Ceremonial clothing, which is so much more than just body covering, has especially captivated my interest. The reverence that the maker had for the wearer can be seen by the labor put into their work, and the design usually revealed much of a person's identity, their place in society, and their desires for protection and power. Janet Nelson has created a wholly original method of making artifacts using contemporary materials - painted mixed polymers and paper laminated with wood glue which are then distressed to give the weathered look of time.