Juli’s art career began at the age of 11, when she used a piece of cardboard and her big sister’s cream eye shadow to create her first work of art. Juli found refuge from a difficult childhood with a loving foster family, who bestowed upon her a marvelous gift ... paints! Thus her love affair with art began to flourish! For over 30 years, Juli has learned to balance her love of Art glass and painting, while raising a family and taking care of ailing loved-ones. Her greatest joy lies in cultivating creativity in others and inspiring a love of nature. “I love putting a paint brush or a piece of glass in someone’s hand and seeing what they create.” Her goal is to nourish wonder and inspire hope in everyone through art, especially those less fortunate in the community. Juli offers classes in painting, fused glass, and nature. Juli is a graduate of The Milan Art Institute, and lives in Mansfield, Ohio, with her husband and son, several rescue cats, a parakeet, a pond full of fish, two grand-serpents and the occasional wildlife that join her on her daily “thankfulness” walks.