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Volume 23 • Issue 3 • March 2022 • Since 1999 • www.yourhomepagenews.com • carbonvalley@gmail.com
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Meet Local Contemporary Visual Artist Julie Anna Lewis By Jennie Poppenger
There is no other artist creating art the way Colorado native Julie Anna Lewis does! Some artists paint on top of novel pages or music sheets, some super impose a photograph on top of words, but no one uses her unique method of sculpting text or bending music to fit the subject, giving it dimension. You can FEEL it! Julie started out as a visual learner. Growing up in Fort Collins, she was mesmerized by the way her name looked in writing – far more than the way it was spelled. Letters and words have always been much more than a language to her. She sees them as shapes. For years she worked as a graphic artist but she longed to create art that would have an emotional connection with viewers. Her inspiration to what she calls “sculpted text” came from an art project she created with her oldest daughter in
2002. It was a 48” x 60” image of the Madonna and Child built out of cut squares of paper. Some squares were painted with acrylics and some were script from the Gospel telling of the birth of Christ. She wanted something more than straight type, so I curved it in her professional graphic design software. She loved how the scripture followed the curve of Mary’s cheek and the crevice of her nose. O v e r the years she strove to refine her style with flowing typography and music bars. The text or music within her artistic subject m a t t e r is from beloved literature,
novels, poems, song lyrics, music and Biblical scripture. “Before I start a piece, I thoroughly research the theme I wish to bring to life. Finding a way to express music and performance in a twodimensional visual result is a challenge. However, I feel I may have accomplished that in the emotion I evoke through my art. I’m struck by how often people come to my shows and instantly recognize the classical literature or music piece I’m featuring in each painting and how they connect with it – responding to a memory or feeling.” Her art caught the attention of several
Opera Houses, including Santa Fe Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Metropolitan Opera of New York, Central City and Tetro Parma in Italy, as well as the Silk Museum in Como Italy. She was commissioned to design refined silk opera scarves for their boutiques, focusing on currently performed pieces. Her pieces are treasured by hundreds of private art collectors, including local opera promoter Ellie Caulkins. Julie and her husband David have been married 35 years, live in Thornton and they have three grown daughters and two grandchildren. Her daughters have often been featured as models in her artwork. Private tours are available by appointment at her studio in North Denver. She’s also available for commissioned work. You can see her stunning work at Masters Gallery in Cherry Creek, or visit her website at JulieAnnaLewis.com.
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ACTION ACCOUNTABILITY ACHIEVEMENT
ure t u F Iʼm e’s n o t s committed ire to enhancing nF o d the quality of e cus life of all of us. o F
Improved our parks, playing fields & the Firestone Sports Complex Installed Pickleball Courts
Replaced Playground Equipment
Installed Trails Along Firestone Blvd.
Built Neighbors Point Park
Added Via Mobility Transportation Gained Community Investments via remodels of King Soopers & Safeway Paid for by Frank A Jimenez Candidate Committee
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