Who am I

Abstract Janice is a female-owned business founded by Janice Horoschak, a mixed media artist whose work is driven by explosions of color, organic patterning, and the unpredictable movement of line found in everyday life. Janice is a lifelong Maryland resident and alumna of the Maryland Institute College of Art, who balances a dual creative practice as a higher-education learning designer by day and a studio artist by night.

Her work embraces serendipity and process-driven discovery, celebrating the “happy accidents” that emerge through material exploration. Janice is best known for her wearable art, which often elicits surprise and delight when viewers learn the pieces are constructed from paper. These moments of wonder, curiosity, and emotional connection are central to her practice, reinforcing her commitment to creating truly one-of-a-kind works that are both personal and meaningful.

Drawn to wearable art since childhood, Janice began creating pieces for herself and friends before developing a refined and prolific body of work for a broader audience. She finds resonance in the intimate relationship between art and adornment, where the wearer becomes an active participant in sharing the work with the world. Her decades-long exploration of paper has led to a signature three-step mixed media process that forms the foundation of her practice. In addition to paper, she continues to experiment with creative reuse, incorporating natural objects, x-ray film, children’s books, and unconventional materials to expand the boundaries of contemporary wearable art.