Julia is a Setauket artist, educator and children's book author/illustrator. She is passionate about making things with her hands; drawing, painting, sewing and sculpting. Her love for art education has led her to develope innovative children's programs here on Long Island as well as New York City, San Francisco and Marin County, California. Some of which include being an ongoing visiting artist at The California Academy of Sciences. Her backgroud also includes working with at risk youth in places that especially need a creative outlet, like juvenile detention centers.

Julia takes great pride in the work she has done in facilitating large-scale outdoor and indoor community murals. She believes in using the creative power of art to promote both collective problem solving and thoughtful autonomy. 

Julia has a BFA from The School of Visual Arts with post graduate studies completed at the New York Institute of Technology.