Bringing art to the children of the Los Gatos Union School District
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for her volunteer work with the Art Docents of Los Gatos Inc.,
Julie was put forward for the award via the
Executive Board and requests from various fellow Art Docents.
The award is for a volunteer who has used their own initiative and time
to develop new skills that would improve the organization they volunteer for.
Over the past few years Julie learned and developed new technology skills for herself in order to streamline some of our
to help other volunteers increase their confidence with technical equipment.
Thank you Julie.
Ready to teach an Art Docent Presentation!
2015
Please take a minute to read below a few questions she answered for our Spotlight!
I had an art history minor in college. Love sharing art with the kids.
Probably the art show. Amazing to see all the artwork we gather. Our kids are great!
I now have two granddaughters at Van Meter. So fun to present in their class. Also I also go into one of the classes that is taught by a girl who went to school with my daughter. Very special.
I taught pre-school at Green Hills for quite a few years and I love that age group so kindergarten is my favorite grade.
I get a kick out of doing the foil animals in kindergarten. So fun to see what the kids come up with.
Years ago we used to have a fundraiser with dinner and a silent auction. I lot of people from the community joined us. Was a great way to let the community know what we were doing and it was a lot of fun. I miss it.
I have loved being an Art Docent and going into the classroom. I really get a kick out of the kids. And of course in kindergarten you are never sure what they are going to come up with!
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After working as an Art Dealer for over 14 years, Julie moved from the East Coast to Los Gatos & brought her passion for art with her.
When the perfect space became available and the right people got involved,
she couldn’t wait to sell some fabulously fine art!
The Art Docents of Los Gatos were treated to a demo by Dallas artist Jennifer Lashbrook and her “Swatch Paintings” at JCO’s Place in February. Lashbrook creates collages using paint swatches that she gets by the forklift load. Through an extensive process of sorting by value and hue, she builds a palette for her pixelated images using squares of color fixed with rubber cement and clear acrylic onto gridded panels. This series at JCO’s were all famous, recognizable images from art history, and part of the fun is the process of recognition, but she also does landscapes and portraits which can be seen on her website .
For more information on the event and photos, click here.