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About julia

l love drawing and printmaking. I also love communicating. And I love meeting people who care about these things.

Drawing from a Sculpture

Posted on July 14, 2016 by julia

I recommend this to anyone who wants to practise portrait drawing. Continue reading →

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Drawing from photographs – how easy is it?

Posted on May 27, 2016 by julia

This week I taught a class that was all about figure drawing. Only one of the students was used to drawing from life, so I thought I would ask everyone to try working from photographs, as thatR… Source: Drawing from photographs … Continue reading →

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Viewing Life from the Other Side

Posted on April 24, 2016 by julia

Earlier this year a reporter from ABC Radio came to one of my life classes and interviewed not just me but one of my students and also the life model, Cat Lawrence. Cat gave a very revealing (excus… Source: Viewing … Continue reading →

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Cleanup day on November 8 was a big success – let’s do it all again soon!

Posted on November 15, 2015 by julia

Source: Cleanup day on November 8 was a big success – let’s do it all again soon!

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Our creek is a small but not insignificant part of a massive problem

Posted on November 2, 2015 by julia

Source: Our creek is a small but not insignificant part of a massive problem

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Tip 15: If you find it hard to carve, there’s an easier way

Posted on May 18, 2015 by julia

Tip 15: If you find it hard to carve, there’s an easier way.

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Tip 14: Watch the Masters in Action

Posted on May 13, 2015 by julia

Tip 14: Watch the Masters in Action.

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Go global!

Posted on May 4, 2015 by julia

Go global!.

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Bimblebox: art – science – nature opens at Flinders University City Gallery, Adelaide

Posted on December 7, 2014 by julia

Originally posted on Bimblebox Art Project:
Professor Andrew Millington, Dean of the School of the Environment at Flinders University, gave an eloquent address at the opening of ‘Bimblebox: art – science – nature’ exhibition at Flinders University City Gallery last…

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My first post

Posted on October 2, 2013 by julia

This blog is temporarily replacing my website, http://www.juliawakefield.com.au, which has disappeared into the ether due to cyberspace gremlins.  I am updating my workshop details over the next month or so at Touchpaper Drawing Tips and its sister site, Touchpaper Printmaking … Continue reading →

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