From The Sol: julie

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Julie's Coffee Shop

Julie's Coffee Shop ... Again!
I have taken you to Julie's Coffee Shop before, but there is always another opportunity to visit Julie. Today is a special event. Julie is going to turn McGuffy Ann's Cast into a piece of Art. It is just fun to be with Julie because she is such a delight, but she is also a kind, giving person and when we asked if she could paint Annie's cast, she was excited to do it. We had no idea how awesome it would be. She makes it look so easy and yet the end result is ... pure talent. Watch in and enjoy ...

Annie knew she wanted something from Arizona, but they discussed the possibilities. Annie asked if she could do the Shaman statue (the Ascension of the Shaman)
in the Mayo Gardens that she had fallen in love with ... had a spiritual connection with. It represented the Native American beliefs on spiritual transition ... she was, to Annie, a symbol of the changes she was having to go through to regain her ability to walk. Julie didn't flinch ... she looked at pictures and started right in.

The canvas (cast)

Other customers came over to see what we were doing that was so much fun ...

All done, right ... not a chance. A few more finishing touches and ...

Voila ... the finished Product. Fabulous!!!

Thank you Julie ... you are the best!

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

My favorite escape ...

Julie’s Coffee Shop

Have you ever met someone and known instantly that you really liked them. Well, I have and here is how it happened.

I am a nurse and for years I have been picking up supplies at a little Medical Supply store, in a little shopping mall, in a town nearby. One day I found the store empty and I was very disappointed. But, it seems, things happen for a reason.

On a beautiful afternoon about two months later, as I was driving in the same neighborhood, I spotted a sign over the store front. It had a coffee cup, paint brushes and a camera. I love coffee, art and photography … this is a place for me, I thought.

So I stopped, walked into the store and was instantly mesmerized by an array of paintings, photographs, jewelry, coffee cups, cards, pastries … you name it. It was all there and it was all handmade … original art. I was already sold, and then I met Julie. Julie has a wonderful warm smile and a kindness about her. She is an artist, an entrepreneur, a weaver of fantasies and, she makes a great cup of coffee … an instant friendship and a favorite place to escape too. Of course, it was too good to keep to myself, so I brought McGuffy Ann to Julie’s Coffee Shop. Her reaction was the same as mine. We now share this place, as a place to let us step out of our daily routines and into a world of creativity. What a wonderful escape … Thank you Julie for being you and for your wonderful little coffee shop.