ARTIST, WEB DESIGNER & WRITER
VISUAL ARTIST
A constant inspiration for my work is the home and the relationship people have with their own. I make art by exploring seemingly trivial objects, and remake these by playfully transforming them to tell a story.
‘It succeeds both as art and as a form of social cohesion.’ – Giles Sutherland
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WEB DESIGNER
I am a web designer who creates self-manageable websites for sole traders and small businesses, specialising in working with artists, writers and arts organisations.
‘It’s like I handed you a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle of a black puddle and you waved your magic wand…’– Lorna Fraser
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WRITER
Drawing on my experience as a Scottish creative living in France, I write short essays about the stories old houses hold and the lessons nine years of running an artist residency have taught me about people.
‘Your storytelling is wonderful, Julia! Quite compelling!’– Lloyd Jerome
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STUFF & THINGS
Ceramicists’s site is better than she was hoping for!
I met ceramicist Caroline Boyle in Edinburgh whilst up to my neck in packing boxes for my move to France. We devised a rough plan of action for her site and the rest...
Bowled Over By Testimonial
I was completely bowled over this morning when I grabbed my iPhone to check my emails and found an amazing testimonial from textile artist Susan Bryson: 'Julia has...
We Met Using FaceTime And All Went Smoothly!
When I was at art college, I had a saying pinned up in front of me at my desk (I think it may have been from Issey Miyake?): ‘Simplicity is the end, not the beginning.’...
Human Presence at Drum Castle Deemed a Success!
An article, published yesterday in the Scotsman by Alison Burke, talks about the National Trust for Scotland's Drum Castle partnering with the Aberdeen Art Gallery and...
