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Oct 03
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Winner IPA International – Book Photographer of the Year and Finalist Lucie ‘Discovery of the Year’

Winner IPA International – Book Photographer of the Year and Finalist Lucie ‘Discovery of the Year’ for my publication – “The Shape of Cold“. Such wonderful news!

“As an explorer in the space of raw isolation and extremes, I saw and felt the shape of cold. The ‘Shape of Cold’ exposes itself in an environment where no indigenous peoples could say it was their home – Antarctica. These shapes began to reveal to me the nature not only of this profoundly exquisite and powerful place; but of the nature of myself. In our times where climate change is controversial yet evident in the polar caps where ice sheets are retreating and glaciers are calving and moving at unprecedented rates; most people are far removed from the effects of how we live. My journeys to the polar regions of both Antarctica and Greenland have enabled me to experience and witness the changes of our planet and through my connection and photographs I offer others an opportunity to have greater awareness and connection to our incredibly beautiful planet and our place as a part of it.” Julie Stephenson (Interview 2017)

I am excited to have been invited to the Awards ceremony of the Lucie Awards at Carnegie Hall in New York in late October.

 

 

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I am a Journeywoman. I live my life as an explorer. An adventurer. An Observer. An Artist. There is no differentiation between how I live my life and the art that is an expression of it. It is through my experience adventuring the unknown, that I learn more about myself. My aim through this connection is to live where my expression is fully in alignment with the essence of who I am. “In the field of Fine-Art Photography, Julie stands apart from others with the way she sees the world and expresses her connection within it. Julie Stephenson’s photographs are sublime. Her work is an expression of her deep connection; and a gift to the world.”

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Instagram post 2199807590050094643_7573063145 I've received such lovely DM's as a response to my last post; and many people commenting that they didn't know I was an artist.... so I thought it was time I formally introduced myself. 
Over the past year or so, a few words kept coming into my mind... Curious. Creative. Living Boldly. ... and those words pretty much sum up what I'm about and how I live my life... and in doing so, I endeavour to be kind, respectful and loving. 
I am an artist with my foundation medium in photography. As an observer I learn much about the unseen connections within the natural world. I am a creative and love working with my hands, and love flows through them. My hands are one of my gifts and I'm privileged to be able to use them as a healer. I've been recognised by Shaman around the world as one of their peers. From early childhood I've always been a maker and creator. In the past couple of years I've recommenced my expression in the fibre-arts through knitting, weaving, spinning; and designing motifs from my journeys for my knitwear. I'm grateful to have found the designer @westknits and been inspired by Mr West's deep passion and Soul-filled creativity. I've a deep love and connection with the natural world and love my hands in the earth as I plant in our vegetable garden and home orchards. 
I've travelled the world extensively; published several books; exhibited, have my work in collections, and speak about my experiences to audiences around the world.

As with most people, I've had some bumps in the road and boulders in my path - challenges we all encounter. Deep grief; financial difficulties; and auto-immune diseases which accompany me as I navigate each day around them. For me life is living all these. 
My life however would not be so rich and full, if it were not for the loving relationships I have with my beautiful family, friends and those I meet and interact with along my path. I am deeply content within myself, yet sharing love with others seems to be the intangible ingredient which for me gives my life such meaning. 
If you would like to see more of my photography and read more about my journeys you can pop to my website - link in profile.

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Instagram post 2199300943661899044_7573063145 My journeys are always a source of inspiration and foundation for my artistic practice as well as the way in which I live. This is my second hand woven blanket- Fields #2. 
We drove in a 96 year old car through Thailand, Laos, China and Kyrgyzstan on our way to London; and the fields were the core of the lives of not only those who lived in these rural communities; but for those also where the crops were delivered and exported to. .

I spent weeks observing the fields and those who worked in them.
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As we travelled it was difficult to post updates due to time constraints as well as censorship; and although my intention was to 'catch-up' when we arrived home... I've found myself diving into my artistic practice and have immersed myself in weaving these beautiful blankets. .

I'm using wool from my collection, and found that I start with an image/theme in my mind; then do a quick gather of yarn and then just start weaving without any fussiness about colour choices. It seems to have all just flowed without much thought. .

I then hand stitch a small motif as a symbol which represents the theme of the artwork. .
I’ve really enjoyed using the beautiful yarns of the most amazing indie dyers but can’t seem to put all of them in this description, so will pop their names in the comment below.
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This little clip has some music from where we travelled.
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If you have any questions about my artistic process in my weaving... I'd love to answer them either in comments or DM.
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Instagram post 2197125511554330218_7573063145 As an artist, all my creative expression is founded upon my experiences. 
Our recent journeys through Thailand, Laos and China have inspired a series of blankets I have hand woven using the most beautiful indie dyed wool from my collection. 
Seeing so much weaving in the rural areas, and participating in my weaving class with @theweavingsisters inspired me to recommence weaving which I havent done since I was an adolescent... quite a long time ago!

I'm so enjoying my 48" or 120cm Rigid Heddle Loom by @ashford_wheels_looms . I don't have any podcasts playing. No Audio or visual programmes in the background. I am accompanied only by my thoughts and the sounds of nature outside my studio. it is such a lovely space to be in to weave meditatively.

I hope you enjoy seeing how I translate my experiences into beautiful woven blankets. I have woven several more which I will share over the coming weeks. ***I've tried to include in this description here all the wonderful dyers of these beautiful yarns; so you can see how your yarn is used "in the wild", but it seems I cannot; so I've done so in the first comment below. .
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