Julie Andrés

a Life sketch

Julie (aka Jools) studied graphic art (UCLA, 1987-’88) in Los Angeles with many of the city’s leading designers of the time, developing top-level old-school illustration, typography, and layout skills. During this time she also studied watercolour and oil painting at private studios and participated in solo and group exhibitions in Los Angeles, Venice, and Marina del Rey, California. 

Following a move to Seattle, she was contracted to design and illustrate a series of three gift books, which sold well across the US in major retail bookstores for several years. While in Seattle, Julie earned a degree in psychology and creative writing, and this lead to her primary career as a writer and editor.

Back home in Canada, Julie's professional work included corporate and non-profit positions, as well as many years working independently as an editor, designer, photographer, and journalist. She continues to work selectively on creative publishing projects and visual and written communications strategies.

During the pandemic Julie returned to her long-latent art practice and continues exploring with acrylics and mixed media collage. She lives in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant.

" Currently, my focus has been swept up by leaves and petals that have detached from their trees or plants to land on water or ground, where they enter a phase of transformation that holds great beauty and is fascinating to witness.

“I endeavour to capture a sense of suspended time and ephemeral seasonality in this exploration."

It is with profound gratitude that I am able to live and work on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Visit me on BlueSky @tulipifera1.bsky.social