I am still working on small sections of this site however I felt it was time for an update. Hope you enjoy!
2/04/2014
Please Visit my NEW web-site
I am still working on small sections of this site however I felt it was time for an update. Hope you enjoy!
8/08/2012
Robin Rice Essay
http://www.wheatonarts.org/creativeglasscenteramerica/criticresidency/robinrice/juliusjanejessica
8/03/2012
"3 Questions"- interview on Glass Quarterly Blog
To see the interview please click the link below
http://blog.glassquarterly.com/2012/07/20/3-questions-for-jessica-jane-julius/#more-15150
7/04/2012
"Static" at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
The exhibition runs from May 5th, 2012 through August 12th, 2012.
To see time-lapse video of the piece being installed click here.
From the PMA website
Crafts were prominent among the first works of art to enter the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art when it was founded in 1876, and the Museum has continued to collect and exhibit crafts. Today, thanks in large part to the Women’s Committee and gifts from individuals, the Museum is particularly well-known for its holdings of twentieth-and twenty-first-century American, European, and Asian craft.
"Passing the Torch"
I was asked to be a part of an exhibition on Contemporary Flameworking by Paul Stankard. It was a honor to chosen by someone with such history in the American Studio Glass Movement. Thank you Paul!
"Fraction", Flameworked bullseye glass
Teaching at Corning
Erica Rosenfeld and I are co-teaching a course at the museum
January 16-21, 2012
Course name - "If you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen"
Chrysler Museum
To see the video click here.
11/30/2011
Wheaton Fellowship- summer 2011 some picts
I feel so lucky to be able to have finished my second CGCA fellowship at Wheaton arts this past summer from May to July 2011. I was one of four artist during this 3 month period- Erica Rosenfeld, Brett Swenson, and Sara Pitt. During this time I was able to experiment, make components for my work, and finish an installation. Above are some picts of works in progress and the 4 of us. To see a lot more wheaton fellowship picts you can go to my facebook page.
Food Column interview by Rebecca Sodergren for the Post-gazette
"Food Lab" Pittsburgh Glass Center- July 23rd 2011
Glass in All Senses, Brattleboro Museum and Art Center
Show Dates: July 15th- October 23rd 2011
LINK
1/23/2011
Philadelphia women Working in Glass Exhibition
Thursday, January 13- February 11, 2011
10/03/2010
Join me for-POST: Philadelphia Open Studio Tour
7/17/2010
Work from "Blurring the Subject" Series
7/16/2010
6/06/2010
Intersection: Work from the Sutherland Artist-in-Residence Series
June 4 – July 10, 2010
Reception: Friday, June 4, 6 – 9 p.m.
The Sutherland Endowed Chair in Glass lecture series seeks to further the field of glass art by creating a link between the artist’s studio practice, U of L students, and the public. The Sutherland Series fosters innovation by providing professional artists with a working environment that is conducive to creativity and free of distractions. Students are provided the opportunity to work hands-on with professional artists in the creation of their work, while the community is invited to enjoy insight into the spectacle of the creative process. This exhibition will showcase the work of a number of former Sutherland Artists-in-Residence.
Former artists include- Kana Tanaka, Einar de la Torre, Jamex de la Torre, Daisuke Shintani, Atsuko Tajima, Densaburo Oku, Jon Clark, Therman Statom, Shane Fero, Nancy Callan, Jessica Julius, Erica Rosenfeld, Richard Jolley, John Miller, and Ed Hamilton.
3/31/2010
3/24/2009
Rose Lehrman Arts Center
Crossing Lines- DCCA
9/02/2008
New Scribble Piece
This is the beginning of new scribble pieces, I am fusing some of the scribble flat in an attempt to control part of the chaos. This is just the first piece, many more to come.
8/05/2008
8/04/2008
8/02/2008
The Burnt Asphalt Family- Mission Statement by Jessica Jane Julius
Statement: The Burnt Asphalt Family
By nature and necessity, traditional glassblowing is a fairly egoless endeavor. It is a collaborative process in which the creators identities are subsumed by the communal sweat and effort required to make a single object. Our concern is not in creating objects or destroying them but in demonstrating various properties and capabilities of glass through teamwork. We do not disregard traditional glassblowing but use it’s techniques to create forms to cook food, for example the hot glass dome that was placed over the turkey in “Turkey Dinner” aided in containing heat around the turkey in order to cook it. We use glass to function as cooking elements, referencing the ritual of eating a meal. However the creation of the work happens in a moment of interaction with our audience.
Our inspiration comes from American Society in the 1950s, which was much stricter and very structured. Society Rules were important not to be broken, there were no shades of gray, everything was black and white. Men did the lawn, took out the trash, fixed things, drove the car on family outings, and supported the family and women stayed at home to cook, clean, and take care of the family. In advertisements, TV shows and movies, the housewife is pictured perfectly well groomed as she is vacuuming, dusting, and cooking. The Betty Crocker cookbook and anything BBQ’D was the trend of the food in the 50’s, were the family meal times were an important part of bringing everyone together. It was an era of trying to keep up appearances of the perfect family. In response to that family ideal, we create the appearance of a well-orchestrated performance that investigates gender roles, family characters, and glass making while using the hot shop as our stage. Our goal is to create something temporary and ephemeral in nature that exist only by being recorded, similar to a moment in everyday life. The props and décor of the space add to the theatrical nature of the performance, which expands on the already exciting and mesmerizing nature of glass. Our audience are people both familiar and non-familiar with the medium and through the ritual of cooking, serving, and eating are brought together. This performance is a merge between a glass demo, a play, and an actual family dinner, meal, or event shared with the audience.
“The Burnt Asphalt Family” began as a collaboration at The Creative Glass Center of America between a group of all woman fellows, Jessica Jane Julius, Erica Rosenfeld, Maret Sarapu, Sara Gilbert and two other artists Sam Geer, and Skitch Manion. Art making normally has a strong sense of individualism but in glassblowing you normally rely on at least one partner if not more. Collaborating gives us access to greater resources of materials, experience, knowledge, and skill. CGCA created an environment that was conducive to collaborating through supporting the discovery of our new vision with the resources and opportunity to focus on its development. The first performance was “Turkey Dinner”, performed at Wheaton Arts, summer 2007. After Wheaton, the performances served to reunite us and to bring new people into our family. It has been a way for us to stay connected and creative in ways outside of our normal lives as artists while still sharing a love of glass. The second performance was an evolved “Turkey Dinner” which was performed at Urban Glass in Brooklyn NY in November of 2007. Some family members such as Maret, who resides in Estonia, were not able to participate while new members joined our family, such as Emma Salamon, Dena Pengas, Deborah Czersko, Adam Holtzinger, and Leo Tecosky. The third performance was the “Garden BBQ” at Urban in May 2008. This time members again were added while others could not participate. It is an evolving group of artists all interested in exploring new ways of working with glass. We are now planning for the next performance in 2009 at GAS conference in Corning NY, “TV Dinner.”
by Jessica Jane Julius