Huge Jewelry Sale!

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Huge jewelry SALE in my Etsy shop! All prices are significantly reduced to make way for new in 2020! These are one-of-a-kind artisan gifts at “stocking-stuffer” prices! 🎁 Many are the last “Julia Bristow” signed pieces! (Soon all will be signed “Julia Lee.”)

****Feel free to share with any art jewelry lovers you know!**** https://www.etsy.com/shop/JuliaBristowEtsy

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Sierra Art Trails 2017!

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Sierra Art Trails – only three weeks away! Julia Lee of Julia Bristow Jewelry (#34) will be participating for a third year!  This year, artist Monique Wales of Red Tail Studios (#32) is hosting along with artists Steve Carney Woodcarvings (#35), and Art by Amy Morgan (#33).

 

 

Monique Wales #32

Art by Amy Morgan #33

Woodcarving by Steve Carney #35

Julia Bristow Jewelry #34

Sierra Art Trails, a 3-Day Open Studio Event, gives art enthusiasts the chance to see fine art and fine crafts in the making, and to purchase works directly from the people who create them. The show takes place in homes, studios, galleries, and businesses in more than a dozen communities in Eastern Madera and Mariposa Counties. The show features artists and artisans working in a wide range of media including painting, photography, jewelry, sculpture, fiber arts, woodcarving, ceramics, glass, and more!

Red Tail Studios is Monique Wales’ home studio, located at 40681 Jean Road West, Oakhurst, CA 93644. Just follow the large orange signs for artists #32-35 and you won’t miss it!

$18 for purchase of the catalog, which is your ticket for two! Open Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 10:00AM – 6:00PM, September 29th & 30th, thru October 1st, 2017.

 

 

Yosemite Holiday Craft Bazaar 2016

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Julia Bristow Jewelry will be participating in this year’s Yosemite Holiday Craft Bazaar. This annual event attracts talented artists from the local area and showcases their handcrafted works. It’s free to attend, and is a great place to shop for the holidays! Enjoy lunch, check out the Silent Auction, get in on the raffle and bring home some sweet treats. There’s a gift for everyone here. Hope to see you there!

 

Sierra Art Trails – Success!

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The Sierra Art Trails 2016 was a great success. I enjoyed the sale and meeting new people from all over the country. This photo was taken by Sierra News Online:

Kathy Marks and Karen Tillison were great to work with at the show.

We had so many visitors including the wonderful Penny Otwell:

Thanks to everyone who came out to make this a memorable event. I hope to participate again next year!

My next upcoming event will be the annual Yosemite Village Craft Bazaar on December 2 at Yosemite National Park in “Half Dome Village” from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. More information to follow.

Photo by Kristal Leonard

Red Tail Studio’s “Raising Swallows”

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Red Tail Studio’s “Raising Swallows”

Linocut Print by Monique Wales

I was excited to have my photograph used for this printmaking artist’s vision:

“‘Raising Swallows’ is a multi-color linocut relief print made in collaboration with Yosemite Area Audubon Society, in part to benefit their truly amazing Nest Box Program. Julia Lee Bristow volunteers with the Chapter monitoring nest boxes and graciously allowed me to use her photo of a Tree Swallow as reference for this print, which will be used this Fall in a fundraising campaign to support the program. You can see “Raising Swallows” starting Saturday, September 3rd at the Sierra Art Trails Preview Show at Stellar Gallery in Oakhurst, CA.” -Monique Wales

Monique Wales of Red Tail Studio is artist #42 on the Sierra Art Trails 3-Day Open Studio tour September 30th – October 2nd!

“Raising Swallows” beautifully framed print

You can see a video of how this print was created here: The Making of “Raising Swallows”

We can both be seen in the Sierra Art Trails catalog on pages 74-75:

It was a pleasure volunteering for the nestbox program for Yosemite Area Audubon Society and I treasured the beautiful photographs I was able to take while doing so. My photograph of mama tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) and her eggs:

Photograph by Julia Bristow

The photograph went “viral” on Facebook after being shared by the National Audubon Society with more than 250,000 views and 1.7K shares:

More work from Monique Wales:

Elemental – Yosemite  -Monique Wales

Hope to see you on the trails!

Julia Bristow Harlequin Lupine Necklace

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One of my favorite flowers here in the Sierra Nevada is the Harlequin Lupine (Lupinus stiversii). It is slightly rare to see it and when you do, it is always a treat – like finding candy or bubblegum.  I attempted to create a necklace resembling this beautiful wildflower.

Although difficult to locate the exact colors, I hand-wove these flower and leaf charms using Czech glass beads and assembled necklace using wood jasper and antiqued brass findings. Below is my image of real harlequin lupine flowers:

This necklace will be one of the items on exhibit at the 14th annual Sierra Art Trails in Oakhurst, California, September 30-October 2, 10-6, where Julia Bristow Jewelry will be exhibiting as artist #30 at Class, The Body Pastiche Studio,  with artist #29, Kathy Marks, and artist #31, Karen Tillison.

Harlequin lupine – This photo is by Steve Montalto

Steve Montalto of High Mountain Images,  artist #50 in Sierra Art Trails 2016 will be exhibiting his work at the Yosemite Southgate Hotel on Highway 41.

 

Hope to see you there!

Julia Bristow Interviewed on Central Valley Today for Sierra Art Trails!

Julia Bristow was interviewed on Central Valley Today show for Sierra Art Trails 2016! I was excited to be asked to represent the Sierra Art Trails for this interview, what an honor! See the video here:

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Stellar Art Gallery preview exhibition – Julia Bristow Jewelry

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Julia Bristow Jewelry – Artist #70  from Oakhurst, California,  is currently being exhibited at Stellar Art Gallery in Oakhurst along with all of the artists participating in the Sierra Art Trails 2015.   This “wearable art” jewelry has been seen in Elle, Cosmopolitan, and Fashion Magazines.

Three of the participating artists, Julia Bristow Jewelry #70, Gay Abarbanell #71, & Ron D. Young #72, will be exhibiting jewelry and photography at the beautiful Pines Resort at Bass Lake Lakeview Conference Room on October 2nd, 3rd, and 4th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the Sierra Art Trails 2015!

After visiting our site and having some lunch at the Pines Resort Ducey’s on the Lake, you can continue on to see artist Larry Wave woodcarving/boats.

Above Julia Bristow Jewelry on the left with paintings by Doug Boomer, stunning art by Jeff Grandy, and  GB Smith the beautiful cottonwood leaf that I love!

On the left of the above photo, Artist Ron D. Young (#72), photographer, will be exhibiting with Julia Bristow Jewelry (#70). His huge panoramic photos of Yosemite are breathtaking!

Above: I met Michelle Marco while there. She is standing by her gorgeous painting. I love it and all of her beautiful nature paintings!

GB Smith – I really want this one. So beautiful.

This entire display above was fantastic – sculpture by Kathy Marks, painting by the amazing Penny Otwell, Julie Mitchell, woodworking by both Steve Carney and Craig Pinkerton.

I also really want the Half Dome stepping stone below:

Another of my fellow exhibitors above Gay Abarbanell (#71) sunflower, and I adore the bald eagle print on the right as well by Tricia Nickerson.

I was unable to get great photos of these below, but a few of my favorites are here: I just love quaking aspen trees – Franka M. Gabler, Bob Boomer woodcarving, Phyllis Becker ceramics, Lisa Anderson glass and LaVone Sterling : On the left below, a beautiful painting by Mandy Brasa:And I cannot resist mentioning how much I would like this carved owl below by Gary Meissner and Taft Point Fissures print by Monique Wales:

I couldn’t get a great image of these due to the reflections, but I love all of the amazing photography by Steve Montalto below:

This doesn’t come close to covering the amount of artwork on display, and you have to see it in person because these photos do not do it justice. The entire exhibit is gorgeous and I am slightly disappointed I won’t be able to visit all of the other galleries and studios.  One more important mention: The talented young students who are displaying their artwork! Keely McIntire a student at Yosemite High School and Camille Fisher and Kaitlyn Fisher.

Jewelry and photography exhibit at Bass Lake Pines Resort for Sierra Art Trails 2015

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Three participating artists will be exhibiting jewelry and photography at the beautiful Pines Resort at Bass Lake October 2nd, 3rd, and 4th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the Sierra Art Trails 2015!

Julia Bristow Jewelry – Artist #70  from Oakhurst, California, will be featuring “wearable art” jewelry that has been seen in Elle, Cosmopolitan, and Fashion Magazines. Her entire collection in addition to a special, limited edition fruit exhibit “Sierra Berries” will be exhibited and available for purchase or special order. The Sierra Berries pieces have been made with hand-blown glass fruit by Russian lampwork glass artisan Anastasiya Krylova. Pictures of these will be forthcoming…

Gay Abarbanell – Artist #71  from North Fork, California, featuring photography. “Images flow in and through me and my camera as well as my pen, in a spirit dance which I strive to share in my photography and poetry.The beauty and mystery of the unique and the mundane beckon to be expressed in unusual, creative and even abstract forms. I incorporate line, color, shape and imagination to create exciting images! Come share the MAGIC!”
  Ron D. Young – Artist #72 from Fish Camp, California. “His quest to capture the essence of Half Dome with his camera, in all its moods and seasons, has led him on countless backcountry hikes, backpacking trips, cross country ski trips and 22 ascents to the top of Half Dome. Ron brings his design talent, an artistic appreciation for the use of sunlight, shade and shadow, color and texture, and an architect’s sense of space which he brings to his photographic avocation. His collection of Half Dome images speak for themselves, they draw the viewer to this special place, into the experience, and to the spirit of Yosemite.”  Gorgeous huge prints will be on display some measuring up to eight feet in length:

Some of this work can be seen now at a preview exhibit going on at the Stellar Art Gallery.

Hope to see you there!

Julia Bristow Jewelry at Sierra Art Trails 2015 exhibit at Bass Lake Pines Resort

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Julia Bristow Jewelry exhibit for the at Sierra Art Trails 2015 will be at Bass Lake Pines Resort October 2-4, 2015 in the beautiful Lakeview Room! Amazing views!