Author: Julie

I have been having this yearning to combine my background in textiles, knitting and fabric print/design with my loose, washy watercolors. I would like to do a series of these. The patterns- stripes, polka dots, small floral designs- flatten the painting and make it more “decorative.” The effect- a combination of naive folk art with…

My husband texting while sitting on the bank of the St.Vrain river. There is a freedom I feel in….just drawing.

I was at a wedding on Sunday and loved watching the little ones, including this toddler who plunked himself down on the floor, captivated by the stage and the Blue Grass musicians.

When we lived in the Bay Area of California 15 years ago, this pot held a lovely little lemon tree. Now, in Colorado, it holds annuals- bright crisp little dahlias, lantana and floppy coral petunias.

More yummy necklaces for my show this weekend- Two with beaded beads and a variety of gemstones, and one Anasazi necklace in the “Papaya” color palette.

I bought these flowers, thinking only about the beautiful vase created by glass artist, Bruce Stowell – http://www.glasstrianglestudio.com/bruces_glass – and the colors that would sing together with it’s cranberry, raspberry reds and soft jewel tones.

Here are 3 new necklaces that I am preparing for my show next weekend, The Denver Arts Festival-  http://www.denverartsfestival.com  . They blend complex and textural beaded beads with beautiful stones like smoky quartz, jade, apatite, amazonite , citrine, raw amber, yellow turquoise, fluorite, hematite, pyrite, prehnite, silver and brass. All are about 18″ in length.