Julie Fillo’s Bird and Flower painted Adirondack Chair
Jul 27th, 2010 by Hazel
I woke up this morning and my first thought was, “Yay! It’s blog hop Tuesday!”
Okay, that was a lie. I think my first thought was actually, “It’s early, where’s the coffee…” But, immediately after that one was the blog hop one. I promise.
If you’re not up to date on our blog hop, we have five talented, creative, and incredibly diverse designers featuring their expertise in crafts, painting, jewelry, beading and more on 5 different Kathy Peterson Adirondack Chairs. We wanted to take an outdoor furniture staple, and show how it can be made completely unique.
Last week, quilt designer Pat Sloan knocked her chair out of the water. And this week, painter, Julie Fillo, is sure to inspire a ton of creativity!
Julie Fillo has been painting and loving birds and flowers most of her life. She paints in acrylics and mixed media and loves to splash color and portray exuberance in what she calls Contemporary Folk Art. She really enjoys making up flowers and plants and birds, but lately has been collaborating with a Taiwanese photographer, Sushyue Liao, using his bird images in her paintings.
She has been married 35 years, has 3 wonderful children and 2 beautiful grandchildren. She paints in a tiny studio upstairs that looks out on the back garden in a 105 year old home in the North Slope Historic District in Tacoma, WA.
If you’ve never seen, experienced, or looked into Contemporary Folk Art–I promise that her work will get you excited. She is amazing!
Hope on over to Julie Fillo’s Art Blog to check out all of the photos, design steps, inspirations, and more! I love all of the little details she included– like a hidden creepy, crawler, friend!
Don’t miss this one! When art, crafts, outdoor living, design, and blogging all come together– everyone wins.
Have Fun!
Hazel.
Hazel,
Thank you for this lovely blog post.
Julie
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