Only One Week Away – Sierra Art Trails 2016!

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Only one week away – Sierra Art Trails 2016!  Julia Bristow Jewelry will be exhibiting at Class, The Body Pastiche Studio

From their website: “In the art world, pastiche refers to a style that imitates another type of work and is usually meant to be flattering rather than a knock-off. A pastiche can be a collage or patchwork of images where the whole is more than the sum of its parts.  Your body is a collage, or a pastiche, of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual components.  These components are interconnected.  You cannot achieve health by addressing only one part of the whole; optimal health and wellness is achieved when all of these components perform in concert.”

 

I will be exhibiting with two very unique and talented artists, Kathy Marks (#29) and Karen Tillison (#31).

Kathy Marks is a creative and uniquely gifted sculptor who works in mixed media using found and repurposed objects to create amazing pieces, each with so much interesting detail you have to spend some time on each piece to appreciate all of the intricacies of her designs.

From her website: “I combine found and re-purposed objects into subtle, delicate and inspiring compositions.  Texture, color and contrast captivate me. The overlooked fragments I gather together tell a story. My work conveys a reflective calmness, often laced with gentle humor, and has been described as “Zen” in nature.
The small details and intricacies invite the viewer to slow down and take the journey with me. Each piece is meditative in nature, and the resulting works reveal dedication and mindfulness.”

Just look at the detail…

Kathy Marks

“traces of dreams awaken the spirit” … #15 six word series -Kathy Marks

 

“Sanctuary”  – Kathy Marks

 

“Barb Wire” -Kathy Marks

 

Karen Tillison is a fine art photographer who has traveled the world photographing landscape scenery, people and wildlife:

1-11-2012 – IGUASSU FALLS, BRAZIL. ON THE BRAZILIAN SIDE OF THE FALLS LOOKING ACROSS THE BORDER TO THE ARGENTINA SIDE OF THE FALLS. -Karen Tillison

A White-Walled Street, Fes, Morocco  -Karen Tillison

 

Antelope Canyon Lightbeam  -Karen Tillison

Varanasi, Ganges River, India -Karen Tillison

Clearing Storm – Montana   -Karen Tillison

Wow, what amazing adventures she’s had!

I cannot wait to get to know these two women better and enjoy three days of art at Sierra Art Trails 2016. Our advertisement:

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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!

One of My Favorite Julia Bristow Necklaces – Harold Cooney Glass

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This is one of my favorite casual necklaces to wear with almost anything. It is a hollow Harold Cooney Glass bead pendant, turquoise chunks, wood and glass strung on knotted silk cord. The pendant looks so natural and unlike glass, almost like a sand dollar, shell or sea urchin, and feels soft to the touch.  I constantly reach up to touch it just because it feels good to my fingertips. It is gorgeous. Sometimes I just have to keep the pieces I make!    On Instagram I have a video of the front and back. 

Win your favorite piece – Julia Bristow Jewelry Contest!

Twitter contest for Julia Bristow Jewelry fans! Win your favorite Julia Bristow Jewelry piece!

Julia Bristow Jewelry is holding a special contest. To enter, just create a “tweet” on Twitter with a link (and include a photo if you wish!) of your favorite Julia Bristow Jewelry item currently available at Juliabristowjewelry.com or on my Etsy site here with a small explanation of why it is your favorite.

Be sure to include the link and @JuliaBristow in your description for a chance to win that item!

You may enter more than once – however, each entry must be an original tweet with a different description and item. No duplicate entries or retweets will be counted! You may not duplicate another person’s entry. If there are any duplicates, only the first will be included in the drawing.

Winner will be drawn at random from all posts received on December 10th at 10 a.m. Pacific Standard Time in effort to receive the item (in US) by Christmas!  In order to be included in the contest, you must include the @ and # hashtags as noted above, which will enable me to see your entry. Items must be available on the website and not already sold. If a one-of-a-kind chosen item sells prior to drawing, you will be notified to choose a new item.

Example entries:

I love this @JuliaBristow piece because it reminds me of summertime http://www.juliabristowjewelry.com/169~%20Julia%20Bristow%20bracelet.html  #JuliaBristowJewelryContest

or

My favorite item is this @JuliaBristow fruit necklace https://www.etsy.com/listing/198088091/heavily-beaded-julia-bristow-vintage?ref=shop_home_active_8

Good luck!

Win Julia Bristow Jewelry in Polyvore Contest!

Enter Polyvore Contest to win a piece of Julia Bristow Jewelry here!
Some of the recent entries by Polyvore members:

New jewelry to be added to website in the next couple of days!

I’ve been busy! Made lots of new jewelry this past few weeks.  Many pieces with the beautiful highly-sought after glass beads of artisan Harold Cooney and a huge all-crystal sparkling holiday bib necklace with hundreds of crystals.  Now I just need to take pictures and add them to my website. Check back often to see new items! 

 

Fun to see Julia Bristow Jewelry on Polyvore

Last 3 Julia Bristow beaded guitar straps in stock currently listed on EBAY!

My last three remaining loom beaded guitar straps are all listed on special Ebay auction starting at a very low price for seven days only!  I have only three guitar straps left in stock and not taking any more orders for these currently. My guitar straps were featured in Vintage Guitar Magazine and sold at Norman’s Rare Guitars in Los Angeles. 

This one has very tiny size #13 seed beads and took quite a bit of time to make.

Tiny seed beaded guitar strap

The other two have one day left each!  Checkered:

 Flowers:

Independence Day sale on Julia Bristow Fruit Jewelry!

4th of July summer sale on Julia Bristow Fruit Jewelry!!! All fresh, colorful fruit items perfect for summer are on sale this Independence day. This is a rare event! This is the first time fruit jewelry has been on sale, and for a limited time only. All items will be marked 20% off for one week only starting now! Just click on “Add to cart” to see your reduced price.

Get your order in for you favorite artisan-signed limited quantity fruit jewelry piece handcrafted by Julia Bristow here:

 Julia Bristow Fruit Jewelry

Julia Bristow fruit jewelry as seen in Elle UK March 2012:

As seen in Cosmopolitan March 2013:

As seen in Foam Magazine March 2013:

Julia Bristow Banana bracelet on Katy Koontz, author "The Banana Police"

Katy Koontz, award-winning freelance writer, author, and editor whose work has appeared in numerous publications (Reader’s Digest, Health, Parenting, National Geographic Traveler, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Playboy, Self, Shape, Woman’s Day, McCall’s, and Outside, among them), wearing a Julia Bristow  Banana Bracelet for her book opening for her cute and adorable book “The Banana Police” (a children’s picture book published by Willow Moon in 2012).  Her facebook page here.