HOW JULIETTE CREATES HER ART
Always fascinated with the darker
sides of humanity, the absolute beauty of the cemeteries of New Orleans and the
strength of the Victorian woman Juliette's artworks are reflections of her interests – from the decay of New Orleans
cemeteries, the decadence of New Orleans’ Storyville, the haunting snapshots and
mug shots from the 1900s New Orleans Police Department…plus any other
crumbling history of some of New Orleans bygone memories...it will interest Juliette.
Juliette began her artistic ventures by
producing papier
mâché interpretations of the New Orleans cemeteries since the early
1990s as well as watercolors of the Tombs of New Orleans with haunting
epitaphs taken from the ones that catch Juliette's eye as she roams the
cemeteries of South Louisiana.
Using some of her own photographs, and ones obtained
from the side of the road, garage sales, estate sales, flea markets and other such places around the south Louisiana region and the photographs of prostitutes
of
Storyville days by Ernest J. Bellocq, Juliette creates unique one-of-a-kind art. All of her art pieces are made from vintage
and Victorian fabrics, buttons, jewelry, laces, maps, papers, old boxes,
photographs, postcards and found objects.
Vintage religious icons, rosaries and crucifixes are used in many of pieces of her
works. When available, the origin of an object is identified.
Vintage camera film plate holders and roofing
ridge tiles from post Katrina de-constructed New Orleans homes are used as the
foundation for many works. Some objects
are altered and distressed with inks and watercolors and amber shellac. Encaustic wax is used on many to give a sense of depth and age.
Her fetish
boxes of Holt and St. Roch Cemeteries are filled with icons, rosaries,
keys, metals, beads, fragments and other found objects along with
Juliette's photographs.
Originals and occasionally, copies of
original personal vintage handwritten documents, journals and book covers are
used and no commercially reproduced papers are incorporated in Juliette's art.
Juliette is always on the hunt for great salvage and good stuff!! The Green Project and the Preservation Resource Center are both great friends as well as eBay!
