Janice Baker

CERTIFIED THERAPEUTIC RECREATION SPECIALIST

Email: janicebakerarts@gmail.com

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Janice Baker is a certified therapeutic recreation specialist (CTRS), expressive arts facilitator and mixed media artist. Her work brings people together into community through art making and writing experiences and supports the resiliency of children and adults in hospital and community settings. Her unique blend of expressive mindfulness, imagery and creative arts experiences promote well-being and honor the unique expressions of each individual journey.

“In the moments of solitude when I am creating, my soul rests in an inner place.  I search inside and find at once a familiar home and if I am lucky, a yet undiscovered facet of who I am.

Creating art allows me to pause, breathe fully and feel whole. Through a creator’s eye, I am attentive to moments of beauty and light.  I am reminded to appreciate the everyday. I photograph a single perfect flower and print one magnificent leaf amidst an unkempt garden. I often work with organic forms and vintage or found materials. I am drawn to touch and appreciate the details, textures and story formed by time and wear. I enjoy the gathering of fabric, paper, twigs and images.  Their imagined possibilities take me away from the stresses of life.  I trust that when the time is right, creative expression will unfold from an inner knowing.” - Janice Baker