I have learned to be patient with my artwork allowing the process to unfold at its own pace . . . bringing up color, tearing down texture, and then building the work back up again. I pause at times, stepping back to assess that the emotion I wish to convey can be felt.
Over the last decade, I’ve spent much time at hospitals immersed in the healing arts, guiding persons of all ages and illnesses on art projects. These experiences have shaped me. They have impacted the way I make art, prodding me to be uninhibited, free of judgment, rules, and given outcomes. The music playing is often my guide as are my sunrise walks, life’s joys and hardships, both grand and small. When not in the studio, I lead individuals and groups in workshops so that they, too, can discover the restorative power of making art.
Jane Zamost is a painter and mixed media artist intrigued with the healing arts and its profound effect on the human spirit. She gained community recognition for her work in the healing arts when she served as Healing Arts Program Coordinator at Capital Health Medical Center responsible for the rotating art exhibits at Investors Bank Art & Healing Gallery, the Healing Hands Mobile Art Program, and the development of the Permanent Art Collections at this US-based hospital system. Formerly, Jane was a founder of LUX Gallery and Senior Vice President at Projects In Knowledge. Jane graduated from Rutgers University, and studied at Mason Gross School of the Arts and, in London, England, the Sir John Cass School of Art and the London Polytechnic.