Author: Julie

Once I had taken a photo of the lake yesterday, I realized no one would believe the sight.  The reflection in the lake was almost as clear as the foothills themselves, and the sky was such a deep rich blue, it seemed unreal.

Arrangement at my gym

While on a run on the Foothills trail yesterday morning, the sky in Boulder had a strange cloudiness and a light that was just a little off kilter. Here is a view of our Wonderland Lake in that light.

I had one of those outbursts of inspiration in the last couple of days.  As many of you know, I am a fiend for Pinterest and have been pinning the work of Earl Pardon for years. I’ve marveled at its modern, colorful almost “Hundterwasser” patterning, evoking the rhythm of quilts and grids (to which I…

It’s the first of November, and it feels like the peak of color for the maples and other trees changing their colors in Boulder.  It’s not just the color, but the contrast of the colors against each other and against the clear Colorado blue sky.

My last post in this blog is from June! I have been so busy with shows, as well as my free lance job designing sweaters and accessories for Lost Horizons. I figured: there’s no time like the present. So I will begin again posting when I can, and showing my new work as well as…

These tones of shrimp and vermilion, coral and tangerine, combined with clear light blues, black and dusty turquoise creates the effect of energy and syncopation for me.

I love my quiet time to paint and do beadwork and needlework. But I also love to run, swim, hike, do Pilates and many other sporty things. It’s finally summer in Boulder, and now I choose to go running early in the day. On Sunday, the cool breeze off Boulder creek in the early morning…

Did I tell you how, every week of the year, a beautiful floral arrangement appears at the front desk and in the womens’ locker room of my gym, Rallysport in Boulder?  What a delight it is. I take a snap shot with my phone before I go work out or do Pilates or swim, and…