Julie Watrous
Fiber / Wearable Art
ARTIST STATEMENT:
Julie enjoys the process of taking a mixture of seemingly unrelated elements and assembling them to create not just an interesting piece of art, but one that can be worn. She draws her inspirations from printed cloth purchased on travels throughout the US, as well as Africa, New Zealand, and Indonesia. She likes to work with fabric that already has color and design, combining them in unusual ways and incorporating beads, metal, plastic, and trims. She also creates texture in fabrics through tucking, quilting, painting, and layering sheers over solids. Julie produces short and long jackets, coats and vests.
“I have enjoyed sewing since I was a young girl. At this point in my life, my wearable art endeavor is a much-loved hobby that I fit in around my family and my government job as a VA Healthcare Inspector. People often ask me how I find the time to sew, and I respond that we can always find time for those things we love to do.”
Exhibitions:
1996 and 1998 - Bazaar del Mundo Fabric Fantasies Festival, San Diego
2001 - Orange County Fair (Division Winner)
2001-2005 - American Sewing Guild Annual Fashion Show
2005 and 2006 - Road to California Quilt Show
2005 - San Diego Quilt Show (First Place Viewers’ Choice)
2007 - RAGs Wearable Art Show
2008 - Wearable Expressions
Professional Associations:
American Sewing Guild
Gallery Affiliation
The Artists’ Studio, Palos Verdes Art Center
To purchase call: 310-991-7144 or e-mail gabrielle.artistsstudio.pvac@gmail.com
