"I wanted each piece to work as a whole, but have every little voice of color speak individually...How do you have the many and the one as a unity? It’s the question of all time...”" — Jan Kern
“’Hands Dance with Zebra Stripes’ was inspired by an exhibition of Ice Age art that I saw in the 1970’s. These early people made stencils of their hands on cave walls....For me, hands are a joyful expression.” — Jan Kern
“At the Textile Museum I discovered a link between abstraction, content, beauty, and survival -- color, design, and meaning all interwoven.” — Jan Kern
