Instagram

I've been posting on Instagram lately.  http://instagram.com/julia360
Here's one I posted that was fun.  Kate and I were painting the Artist parking space in front of "In Good Company",  and a man actually got down on his knee and proposed to his sweetie right there! How cute is that!!!instagram.com:p:ezvXZLDD5J

Here is one of my latest paintings I'm working on:

Krasl Art Fair Rocks!

We had such a great time volunteering for the Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff in St. Joseph, Mi- beautiful place right on Lake Michigan.  The Krasl art museum is well worth a go- see.  Lots of wonderful sculptures, awesome art lab with more unconventional work and installations, and a big gallery with rotating shows.  They also have this fabulous juried art fair with over 200 booths.  Check it out! Cara worked for the Krasl this year, so the whole family got involved the weekend of the fair.

Julia, Cara, Jena in their volunteer outfits-"altered shirts".

Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff, St. Joseph, MI

We won prizes for our efforts making these shirts! We went to Cara's art studio the night before the show and had a fun time sewing these up.  I made an artist apron, Cara made a dress, and Jena made a cute crop top.

"Malala's Dream"

Now showing "Malala's Dream" until March 23rd at Ella Sharp Museum's Statewide Juried Show.

I love the maker of this Card! What a talented daughter I have :)!

Artists at the Fair

I love going to the fair and seeing all the animals, tractors, carnival rides, etc. It was a nice surprise to see artists demonstrating their crafts, loved it!

Armory Arts! Dinner and Painting.

It was such a treat to have Paint Night at ArmoryArts, thanks to Mary and Joy.
Loved Joy's studio.
Loved seeing old friends and meeting new friends.
 Loved Mary's dinner!
Thanks for everything!

Lovely ladies! Great night painting together!

What concentration!

Hard at work adding the details!

Photo Shoot

Behind the scenes at a fun photo shoot at home.

Paparazzi 

 Jena: model and photographer :)

Jena and Desi waiting for the next shot. It couldn't have been a more beautiful day. 

Jena and Tagus relaxing between shots.

Fundraiser "Brazart"



Here I am with my "Double Barreled Slingshot"!
I was so glad to contribute to the silent auction for a great cause.



My daughter and friends.
Mary worked so hard on this event! 
It was a wonderful, successful fundraiser!

This beautiful bra represents the scar on one side.

Some of thebras worn by the male "models" in the fashion show!

Beautiful wire bra.



This one was made of faux fur.



This was made of plastic eggs.

abstract painting

Another of my abstracts- very fun to do.
This one is about the church and it's  history of  relationships.

Gallery peeks

Peeking into more A2 galleries- very fun to go explore...

inside were panaramic landscapes

amazed by the artwork!

bad photo- of old tvs lined up w/ videos