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Studio Updates – Spring 2018
STUDIO UPDATES – SPRING 2018What a progressive couple of months at the Umbrella Center for the Arts! We all – artists, architects, photographers, and crafts people – watched out our back windows as a cat with an enormous bucket began to knock down the back half of our building. We got back to work – […]
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Art and Architecture Updates – Summer 2017
ART AND ARCHITECTURE NOTES – SUMMER 2017Art NotesMy winter session “Calligraphy of Pastels” students laughed at how our Tuesday nights were stormy – to the week, without fail. The reward after slogging through the dark, wet weather? A warm, bright classroom, cheerful greetings, and vibrant pastel drawings. Student work is up in Gallery 3 during […]
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April Fools – Spring 2017
APRIL FOOLS – SPRING 2017Art NotesThe April Fools snow storm and all the rain has given us a lush Massachusetts spring. In true form New England has kept us guessing after an all too predictable winter! I had a good laugh with my winter session “Calligraphy of Pastels” students at how our Tuesday nights were stormy […]
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Understanding a Space – Fall 2016
UNDERSTANDING A SPACE – FALL 2016Looking back at this year with thanks, it’s about you – and everyone who has supported, referred and hired Julia Miner Studio. More work has given us a new hire, Fangliang Shen, enabling me to leverage some time. Conferences in New York, Austin, Portland, and Boston have provided valuable insights […]
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A Great Teacher’s Legacy – Summer 2016
A GREAT TEACHER’S LEGACY – SUMMER 2016What are the Most Important Qualities Your Architect Must Have?Even experienced project owners wonder sometimes, what should I look for in an architect? Is it reputation, talent, portfolio? Or simply that I like their work?There are really only two essential qualities that your architect must have: integrity – both […]
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WHY EAST SIDE? Since moving back to New England from Arizona, where buildings were about escaping the searing heat and strong sunlight, I’ve worked for two decades in a beautiful studio on the east side of a historic brick building. The light pouring through the twelve-foot-high windows sparks early morning creativity. Morning has come to […]
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