| Hometown: | |||||
| Palo Cedro, CA | |||||
| Place of Birth: | |||||
| Oakland, CA | |||||
| Church Affiliation: | |||||
| Redding Christian Fellowship | |||||
| Number of Years Writing: | |||||
| 15 | |||||
| List of Other Publications and Year Published: | |||||
| Cherish the
Earth: The Environment & Scripture (Herald Press, 1993) by
Janice E. Kirk and Donald R. Kirk; illustrated by Janice, color photo
by Donald Wild Edible Plants of Western North America by Donald R. Kirk (Naturegraph, 1970); illustrated by Janice with 300 pen and ink botanical drawings |
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| Education: | |||||
| B.Mus., University of Oregon,
Eugene, 1958 M.Mus. in voice, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1994 |
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| Employment: | |||||
| Music and art teacher in
Springfield, OR, public schools and Junction School, Palo Cedro, CA;
art director for Language, Art & Music Title IVC Project, Shasta
Co. Schools, CA (1974-77) Adjunct faculty in voice, Simpson College, Redding, CA (six years) Music director, 1st Presbyterian Church, Redding, CA (four years) Private voice studio, 1990-present Self-employed author/illustrator |
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| Family: | |||||
| Two children, three grandchildren | |||||
| Additional Info: | |||||
| With husband, Don, and two children, Janice has traveled, camped, sketched and photographed the American West. Several summers they were on staff at Holden Village (ELCA), Lake Chelan, WA. Don was village naturalist; Janice taught watercolor and writing classes. They edited and published the Christian Naturalist newsletter from 1984-86. Janice attended Mt. Hermon Christian Writers Conference (CA) in 2002, 2003, 2004. She is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, Redding Writers Forum, as well as Quills of Faith, a Christian writers group. | |||||
