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Hi Art Friends! Wanna buy a 2024? Not a car or a wine, but the year itself? Because I will sell you mine dirt cheap. My father wrote these words in 1987, wishing to sell his year and as I think back on this year, I think I’d sell mine too. But like him, I won’t lose my sense of humor! My father, a lion, a master of family, connection, memory, history and remembrance, died in July. He was a man who valued art, literature, journalism, travel, human connection, education, food, hospitality, warmth, hard work, and above all, his family. Putting in an effort mattered to him. I also had major Achilles ankle surgery, post op compilations, my daughter had a health scare, and then the US Election happened. It’s been – well – not ideal! But sometimes you just have to carry on and find the humor along the way. After all, life is one big storm (sometimes mild, sometimes sun drenched, sometimes rain soaked) and you’ll go mad if you can’t derive joy from the little wonderful moments amidst the storm. My favorite books were All Fours, Dept. of Speculation, and North Woods. I read nearly 40 novels this year. My favorite movie was Frozen 2 (because that’s the only movie I saw). My favorite television show was Nobody Wants This and Bluey. Again, the only shows I saw this year. My favorite sports event was the NBA finals – go Celtics! My favorite snack was cottage cheese with roasted cashews and sesame seeds. I am so grateful for my Instagram followers, my clients, and my fans. I am so grateful you all seem to love my work and support me in doing what I love. I am so grateful for my friends – so so grateful for my friends. They have flown to my house to be with me, held my hand when I cried, upended their own lives to be near me when my father passed away, taken care of my children when I was ill. I am so grateful to my brothers and my mother for being a part of my “growing up family” and for honoring my father so beautifully this year. So this is 2024. A year of tremendous sadness for me, a year filled with dark skies. And yet there were all these moments of humor and joy and levity. So many times I laughed so hard I nearly fell down. Actually one time I really did fall down. I hope my art provides some refuge from your own dark skies. For all of you who write me back, even just a sentence, I thank you. LASTLY and very IMPORTANTLY: I will be holding an Open Studios on Sunday, December 8 from 12 until 4:30 at my studio in Cambridge, MA. If you are in the New England area and want to stop by, you can contact me for details here. (It also helps me in terms of ordering food and wine and chocolate for the event). If you are interested in purchasing a piece for yourself or for a loved one this holiday season, please keep in mind that shipping does take time (as does framing), so be sure to order *ASAP* if you want to have a chance of getting it before the holidays. That’s all folks, here’s to a complex, earthy, rich, full-bodied, vintage 2025! Julia A Collection of Recent WorksSee something you love in this series? Prices range from $800 to $15,000 (note: I also offer payment plans for pieces!). You can click each piece to email me with an inquiry.
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