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I am still working on small sections of this site however I felt it was time for an update. Hope you enjoy!

Robin Rice Essay

Robin Rice does a wonderful job interviewing and writing about each artist that becomes a fellow at Wheaton Arts, Creative Glass Center of America. Below is a link to the her essay about my work and time at Wheaton last summer. Hope you enjoy!

Above is Betty the Black Widow who inspired 

the installation below called "Tripod"

http://www.wheatonarts.org/creativeglasscenteramerica/criticresidency/robinrice/juliusjanejessica

"3 Questions"- interview on Glass Quarterly Blog

Just posted last week is an interview that asks 3 questions dealing with my creative process, inspiration, and what I am working on. I hope you enjoy it.

To see the interview please click the link below
http://blog.glassquarterly.com/2012/07/20/3-questions-for-jessica-jane-julius/#more-15150

"Static" at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

For the exhibition "Craft Spoken Here", curated by Elisabeth Agro, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art I have installed "Static". It is an installation made from thousands of black glass thread that has been flameworked and then gets connected to create one form. Each time this work gets installed it reacts to the space. I feel it is similar to drawing with a black pen on a white piece of paper.

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.

With Craft Spoken Here, the Museum seizes the opportunity to experiment with its collection and to understand craft in an international context. Some forty contemporary works from 1960 to the present in ceramic, glass, metal, wood, lacquer, paper, and fiber—some by living, acclaimed artists and others by lesser-known creators—are on view. Representing the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe, the works highlight formal qualities that cross cultures, time, and media.

Craft Spoken Here features an array of engaging education programs and interpretive materials, including on-site artist demonstrations and hands-on craftmaking activities for the public.

"Passing the Torch"

Exhibition Passing the Torch at Wheaton Arts in the Gallery of Fine Craft 3/12 - 5/12.

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

Teaching at Corning Museum of Glass- winter session
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

The Burnt Asphalt Family performs at the Chrysler Museum in November 2011.

To see the video click here.

Wheaton Fellowship- summer 2011 some picts

I pulled miles of black cane for flameworking from the black tank of glass we had.

This is a drawing experiment that involves lots of gluing.

Springs made in the Hot Shop.

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 column interview link

I love that this is an interview in the food section and not the art section.

"Food Lab" Pittsburgh Glass Center- July 23rd 2011

The Burnt Asphalt Family presents "Food Lab" at the Pittsburgh Glass Center on July 23rd 2011 to help celebrate PGC's 10th anniversary. To see more pictures click this link

Glass in All Senses, Brattleboro Museum and Art Center

"The artist in Glass in All Senses investigate the ways in which glass can enhance or alter our perceptions. As the exhibition's title suggests, the focus is not just on visual perception, but on all of the other senses as well- sound, touch, taste, and smell."

This exhibition showed video from The Burnt Asphalt Family performance. Click the link below to see more info.
Show Dates: July 15th- October 23rd 2011
LINK

Vision: Creative Glass Center Biennal, Gallery of Fine Craft, NJ

Show dates- May 21st- July 4th, 2011
Opening June 10th, 3-5, during Glass Weekend at Wheaton Arts

Philadelphia women Working in Glass Exhibition

Thursday, January 13- February 11, 2011

Location: Lawrence Gallery, Rosemont College

Curated by Lucartha kohler

“Philadelphia Women Working in Glass,” will feature works from Anna Boothe, Amber Cowan, George-ann Greth, Jessica Jane Julius, Lucartha Kohler (curator), Paula Mandel, Emma Salamon, Gabrielle Miles Silverlight, and Celeste Starita.

To read more about the exhibition go to this link- Exhibition

Join me for-POST: Philadelphia Open Studio Tour

VISIT MY STUDIO on OCTOBER 9-10 -(Saturday and Sunday)

open from noon-6pm

1441 South 8th street, 1st floor, philadelphia pa

Come see new work and work in progress.

jessicajanejulius.com

Join me for the largest annual tour of visual artists in the region and the only event of its kind in the city. Studio tours east of broad street are free, open to the public, self-guided, and run from noon-6pm.

Featuring live music from Little Brown Chair.

Work from "Blurring the Subject" Series

This is new work in the series called "Blurring the Subject".

It is lampworked orange bullseye glass.

The Labor of Craft

This is the beginning of a new series of work, titled "The Labor of Craft"

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Intersection: Work from the Sutherland Artist-in-Residence Series

"Blurring the Subject" lampworked orange bullseye glass, 2010

University of Louisville's Cressman Center

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.

TV Dinner- Urban Glass- 2009

Chicken Bubble

Soda Pop

Emma Salamon Mixed Veggies

TV Dinner- GAS Conference 2009 Corning

Recliner Bench

TV Tower

Apple Cobbler