Julie Ellis Artist

Collage/Encaustics and watching Telly

Collage/Encaustics and watching Telly

There used to be only three channels on the television when I was growing up, BBC one and two and itv. We had a Pye tv which needed to be switched on an hour before watching to warm up. No remote control and instead it had clunky push buttons across the front. it was...
Memory Collage

Memory Collage

During a recent clear out of my studio space I decided to put some shelves up, right at the top of the wall, not easy to access and out of harms way, a place for the hundreds of objects which I have collected over the many years that I’ve had an instinct to gather. I...
Book number two

Book number two

Video – Book Following on from my crit and in particular my questions regarding how I could include the book into an exhibition. I want to allow people to experience the book in a non-digital, tactile way, as an object. The idea of making a second book seemed...
Book – Browse the pages

Book – Browse the pages

There are an additional eight pages ( 709 Essay ) which are not included here but are bound into the pages and at the back of the physical book. They are best viewed physically or in a word...
Book Construction

Book Construction

Images – Video – Text below: I decided to use a Japanese stitched binding method for my book. I found an online tutorial and followed it the best I could although my book was not consistent materials wise, so this method needed adapting. I realised that...
Crit – 20/01/22

Crit – 20/01/22

I took with me the oil sketches on board and paper along with five slides of the work as it is now. I didn’t talk too much Re context. Wanted to get broad comments. Askes about presentation/curation particularly the book in gallery space as it feels important...