This series aims to connect our community with the minds behind the art, revealing their unique perspectives and the passion that drives their work. For this Creatives Series, we meet with Julia, a local creative from The Byron Shire with whom we have closely collaborated in the past. We have watched as Julia (aka The Vista) transforms spaces and projects, turning ideas into tangible creations. We sit down with her in one of her recent protects, Sun Ranch, to explore what inspires her daily, the significance of creativity in her life, and the pivotal role it plays in her work.
How would you describe yourself as a creative?
Creativity for me has always been a way to direct my kooky energy!
I love the feeling of an idea bubbling up, transpiring into a thought, then an idea, then a physical creation. At that moment I feel in tune, in full flight.
I also believe everyone on earth IS a creative. Cooks, gardeners, electricians, mathematicians, bus drivers, all of us. It’s a wonderful way to release, relax and utilize the more colourful side of the brain.
I love watching my kids and sink into their creative mode. I often set up the art table pop on some FKJ ‘French Kiwi Juice’ and they will spend an hour there (if I’m lucky) drawing, painting, making.
Why it is important to you to have art and handcrafted objects around you at home and within your space?
I really enjoy unique objects and furnishings. The interesting form they make in a space to carry the eye, to add texture and colour, to create enjoyment and add focal points in a room. Handmade to me also means bespoke, one of a kind. We love supporting artists by buying their pieces, our home in jam backed with art.
When selecting pieces for Sun Ranch, my biz partner and I gathered alot from vintage markets across, Aust, USA and Mex. We combined these unique finds with local artisan pieces by artists like Jedda Daisy Culley, Lisa Lapointe and Lana Launay. Plus of course a stunning handmade WAP rug in every room!
What role do you believe a rug plays in shaping a space?
A rug adds comfort from the ground up.
It divides a space, yet also encourages formation.
I’m a big floor sitter so I love to sit by a low table and drink my tea or chat with friends on the ground.
What inspires your work?
Everything! My kids, their art, music, the beautiful landscape of this Bundjalung nation.
The ocean, old books, magazines and stories – of the past or the future. I love to travel. I find the places that you see and the people that you meet equally inspiring. Their journeys, how they came to be there, their work, their ethos, hopes and desires. I would travel for 6 months of a year if I could!
More on Julia here
Film: Nich Zalmstra
Photos: Victoria Aguirre
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Photos by Victoria Aguirre
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