Julie Raasch

Art Mediums

• Jewelry
• Photography

Biography

Aistheta Jewelry:

Nature-inspired handcrafted jewelry. Jewelry made from copper, and sometimes sterling silver or brass.

Much of my jewelry is created using a technique know as fold-forming. It is a technique in which the metal is annealed (heated) repeatedly while folding, unfolding, forging, and forming the metal. Etching and traditional metalsmith techniques are often combined with the folding of the metal. Stones, beads, found objects, or hand made metal and beaded chains are sometimes included. Each piece of jewelry is a small sculptural piece of wearable art that celebrates the natural world.

Hoverfly Studio:

My photographs capture the world around me… from sunrise to sunset and beyond. My work is driven by light. I am an observer of nature, color and how light plays in the environment. It silhouettes, highlights and most importantly brings out color where it was once hidden by darkness. My work celebrates the nature around us. For me that can be noticing the color of the lichens growing on the tree alongside my house, roaming the restored prairie in my backyard and capturing the beauty that abounds there, as well as visiting other natural areas. It can often include getting down on the ground and looking at fungi, flowers, and insects at eye level. Nature is everywhere and the next photo is just around the corner, so I always grab my camera as I head out, because I just never know what I might find as I look around.

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