Tanglewood West Gallery
Abiquiu, NM

Julie moved to northern New Mexico in 1972 where she has lived and worked ever since. After a childhood of moving from one house to another, she happily finds herself living in the same house for 35 years.

"I grew up roaming the woods of the northeast, collecting bugs, leaves and flowers. I have always loved drawing what I see on my walks and translating them to my art works. I still often return home with wasp’s or bird’s nests, seed pods, abandoned shells of cicadas or other bugs."

"Then, in my studio, I make paper sculpture and artist’s books using my drawings, images of natural forms, scientific diagrams, and maps. I do oil transfer drawings on handmade Japanese paper, tear the pages into small pieces which I then glue up to make vessels and book pages. I am exploring metamorphosis, patterns of growth and decay, and “maps” of the natural world."

Julie's work is in private and public museum and library collections in the United States and Europe.

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