About Juli Print Studio

Welcome

I've really wanted to start writing about art and to take you on a bit of a journey as I journal about the things I am learning. I really hope I can provide some interesting insights and that this can eventually become a place for lively discussions and trialling new experiments.

I've never really felt like I have a particular talent or calling towards a specific art kind, which has been a doubt that holds me back from publicly talking about or sharing my ventures. It's hypocritical because there is an inherent beauty behind the thoughts and processes that bring a piece of art to life, which can be appreciated without the need to exclude or discriminate. I want to develop my own creativity more unashamedly and share this with you. It's time to lose the rigidity and to gain wisdom through failure!

Art as an escape...

After a few years of neglecting creative outlets, the urge to make art was suddenly reignited like an itch which had just reached its threshold. Since then, I have been working on techniques and processes in a tangible sense, but more importantly have tried to grow a casual curiosity for the small artistic influences which daily life has to offer. Snippets of music, the way light is framed by the outline of leaves, accidental conversations with strangers. Soaking in these external stimuli (with a sort of forced awe at times) has really helped to feel reflective and open to my own ideas.

Art is like nature to me, raw and without betrayal. Something endless where you can find yourself or lose yourself to a degree which you can only control to a point. An observer is appreciative, an enthusiast becomes overwhelmed and enchanted. Something one might continue to seek whilst it secretly surrounds them. Perhaps a certain separation from the behind-the-scenes grit that underlies a finished piece allows the beholder to be moved more deeply again. I like this temporal quality which hides behind the spatial ideas we tend to associate with art.

Whilst a reductionist may categorise creative things with ease, I find more pleasure in thinking about these things as a system of delicate intertwining ensembles. It's all very vague and abstract, and I guess in some senses I want to use this journal to unravel these thoughts. The plan is to talk about various techniques, inspirational artists and Melbourne's art scene. I'm excited to see how the stories unfold.

I would love to hear from you,

sending creative inspiration,

Juli