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
The Baby in the Cupboard Under the Stairs
These walls tell of bidets, nappies, nipples and lodgers, but not necessarily in that order. (an excerpt) ... Within a year of my brother being born, we’d moved into...
A Portrait of the Drama Teacher Who Changed My Life
If walls could talk, they’d tell stories of falling in love, eating soap and the arrival of an eccentric thespian. (an excerpt) ... Was he just giving me the good parts...
Accidental Drunkenness at an Artist Residency
The stories you are about to read are true. Only the names have been changed to protect the guilty. (an excerpt) ... At the table next to us was a raucous group of...
The Romance of France Isn’t on Your Phone
True stories of Grindr, ghosting and unexpected romance at our artist residency. (an excerpt) ... I couldn’t help but feel frustrated recently when we’d offered to take...
