Author: Julie

I’ve taken the form of my new Labyrinth necklace and made it in a bracelet. A fun vehicle for playful color…very light and summery.

My son sent a photo of his recent harvest from his garden in Eugene, OR. The lettuce looks like some kind of beautiful (and delicious) green flower.

Every year they open with jubilation.  Incredible to see that Nature has created such a thing of beauty. Such saturation and striking contrast of the rich red against the spring green.

I love stitching these one-of-a-kind embroidered cuffs. They are somewhat spontaneous, thought I do tend to map out with a Sharpie on the backing- for a template of the general composition. The variety of textures and stones, and colors inspires me as I move along from the center out to each perimeter. This one is…

This is the second incarnation of the new Cube/Beaded Bead necklace. The colors really inspired me- all those earthy terra cottas, brick, ambers and reds playing against gray green and turquoise. Each side of each cube is different- a true color exercise. The flat spacer beads in between are matte carnelian, with a transparent cast….

From the arrangement in my locker room at my gym, Rally Sport. Always a pleasure to swim a mile and get inspired to create at the same time.

The irises are splendid. Everywhere in Boulder.

This brand new piece was inspired while swimming my laps outside at the gym. I swim a mile once or twice a week. I thought about the simple cuff form, with a minimum of wire wrapping- focusing mostly on the beadwork. I wanted the beadwork to reflect tiny waves and ridges of water, in a…