Julie received her BA in Studio Arts at UNH, exploring several mediums there. 

Working with clay has always skirted along the edges of her creative path, and she has spent time working and learning in community clay studios including Santa Fe Clay, Chases Garage and Portland Pottery. Most recently she studied under Yoko Sekino-Bove at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Julie is now turning her attention to handbuilding with clay, and is heavily influenced by her many years working as a professional gardener. She is a resident and studio artist at Sanctuary Arts.