About Julie:My basic art training comes from majoring in printmaking and scupture at Cornish College of the Arts, where I received my BFA in Fine Art in 1994. However, I was recruited while still in college to work in the freelance illustration industry via trading cards, and worked in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy industry for several years, mostly illustrating magazines and trading cards.

With a natural affinity to computer technology, I was able to continue training in graphic and network applications throughout the late 1990s and into the new millenium, which includes in-depth training of pre-press and graphic production at Adobe Systems, Inc, where I worked a total of 5.5 years supporting Acrobat and postscript products. I discovered the art of publication layout and font management, which perfectly aligns with my great love for printed media (I'm a hopeless bibliophile).

Since leaving Adobe, I have broadened my graphic horizons by applying my skills to various publications, most notably the magazine Blood and Thunder of which I am a regular contributor. I have also spent time furthering my skills as both a technical writer (another crossover from developing knowledgebase documents at Adobe Systems) and project manager of publication projects. I have not forsaken illlustration; my work continues to grace books, posters and magazines, including a retrospective of my work in David Riche's The Art of Faery, still available through Amazon.

In what little spare time I do have, I enjoy a rich variety of sports, including cycling and soccer, although I spend most of my time quad skating in the resurgent sport of roller derby. Hometime is spent with my two awesome white Boxers, Artie and Junior, and my supportive husband Ben.