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JULIE WILDMAN | Motherhood
ARTIST | Julie Wildman
BASED IN | Chicago, USA
TITLE | Motherhood
SIZE | 381 mm x 813 mm
Another part of my journey was becoming a mother, which also enhanced my relationship with God. Motherhood has been an intense, profound experience for me and the middle piece with the words "Rend my heart; mend it; repeat" describes what happens each time I'm separated from/reunited with my son. My "code" appears again in this piece, as well as the words "create," "adventure," "birth," and "motherhood." These are my key words to describe my experience.
MEDIUM | Dr. Martin's Bleedproof White, graphite and colored pencil on Arches Black Cover; the three pieces are sewn together and hang vertically
PRICE | Not for sale.
ARTIST | Julie Wildman
BASED IN | Chicago, USA
TITLE | Motherhood
SIZE | 381 mm x 813 mm
Another part of my journey was becoming a mother, which also enhanced my relationship with God. Motherhood has been an intense, profound experience for me and the middle piece with the words "Rend my heart; mend it; repeat" describes what happens each time I'm separated from/reunited with my son. My "code" appears again in this piece, as well as the words "create," "adventure," "birth," and "motherhood." These are my key words to describe my experience.
MEDIUM | Dr. Martin's Bleedproof White, graphite and colored pencil on Arches Black Cover; the three pieces are sewn together and hang vertically
PRICE | Not for sale.
ARTIST | Julie Wildman
BASED IN | Chicago, USA
TITLE | Motherhood
SIZE | 381 mm x 813 mm
Another part of my journey was becoming a mother, which also enhanced my relationship with God. Motherhood has been an intense, profound experience for me and the middle piece with the words "Rend my heart; mend it; repeat" describes what happens each time I'm separated from/reunited with my son. My "code" appears again in this piece, as well as the words "create," "adventure," "birth," and "motherhood." These are my key words to describe my experience.
MEDIUM | Dr. Martin's Bleedproof White, graphite and colored pencil on Arches Black Cover; the three pieces are sewn together and hang vertically
PRICE | Not for sale.
About the artist
Julie Wildman
Julie's calligraphic interest began in the late ‘80s after a friend gave her Timothy Botts’ book “Doorposts.” Ten years later, she had the privilege of taking a year-long class with Reggie Ezell and was hooked. She joined the Chicago Calligraphy Collective soon after and embarked on a lifelong journey of loving and studying letters.
Her work has been exhibited in juried shows throughout the U.S. and Midwest, including the Newberry Library in Chicago. In 2007 and 2014, her pieces “Psalm 117” and “An Alphabet Book,” respectively, won the Newberry’s Purchase Prize Award and became a part of the Library’s permanent collection. Her work has also been published in many issues of Letter Arts Review, Bound & Lettered, and various other type and lettering publications. Two of her more recent works, “Merton Quote” and “Psalm 97:1,” have been purchased by the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) and a private donor for the Harrison Collection at the SFPL.
Julie is a professional graphic designer, lettering artist and instructor. She loves line, shape, color, texture, paper, ink, and paint and often can’t believe she gets to play with them for a living! She enthusiastically shares her love of “beautiful writing” with young and old by teaching calligraphy for staff development classes, on-site promotional events, community programs and personal growth workshops throughout the Chicagoland area, U.S., and Canada. And now with Zoom classes, she has taught students from more than 23 countries around the world.