Born and raised on the beaches of southern California her professional background is in fashion and clothing design, specifically in the surf industry. Because of the strong influence of beach culture she finds herself continually attracted to sun-faded washed out colors and is instinctively drawn to the integration of playfulness with quiet reflection, the balancing of energy and calm, much like the ocean. She lives with her (supportive) husband and 2 boys in Marin county and works out of her studio in the ICB building in Sausalito. www.julieharrisartist.com