Julie West
From Vinyl Creep
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Biography
Julie was born in the winter of 1975 in the midwest. She spent her childhood taking art classes and volunteering at a local art gallery. She then went on to study art and graduated with a BFA in Illustration in 1998 from Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.
Julie started out as a traditional media artist - using primarily acrylic, gouache, and technical pens. After spending a few years working as a print and web designer, various computer and design related elements began to surface in her work. Now her work is created with traditional means about half of the time - the rest being digital or a combination of the two.
Her work relies heavily on people and environments. Often quirky, bizarre, or ironic, Julie looks heavily at the way people live and define themselves, as well as the environments which they create for themselves. Studying these details, often reveals the unique moments that make us human.
After moving to England in 2005, Julie now spends her days in her studio, quite content that she makes things all day.
Solo Shows
These are solo shows by Julie:
- Itsy Bitsy, 2010
- Sickly Sweet - 2008
Designed Toy Releases
These are toys designed by Julie.
Toy Series Participation
These are toys Julie has lent her design skills to.
- Bellicose Bunny - custom for Bellicosity, 2012
- Fatcap - 3" Series 3, 2012
- A-Type - 6" Two-Faced, 2011
- A-Type - 6" Two-Faced chase (1 in 6), 2011
- Mugo - Artist Series 1, 2010
- Qee - 3" Skeleanimals Artist Series 1, 2010
- Dunny - 3" Dunny Fatale Series, 2010
- Chibi Charms - 3" Series 1 - Green Good Health, 2009
- Dunny - 3" with Hicalorie, Ye Olde English Dunny Series, 2009
- Kaniza - Cluster Series 1, 2008
- Kaniza - Cluster Series 1, Chase, 2008
Customs
These are one-off figures by Julie.
- Playsam custom for The Playsam 500, 2012
- Qee - 8" custom for the So So Happy Custom Qee Show, 2012
- Swampy McSwamperton - custom for The Epic Adventures of Swampy McSwamperton, 2011
- Plush for Plush-O-Rama, 2011
- Piece(s) for Crowded Teeth: A Sweet Group Show, 2011
- Ghost Girl - "Petal" custom for Ghost In The Machine, 2011
- Pieces for Girls Night Out, 2011
- Piece(s) for New Moon : Interpretations of the Chinese Zodiac, 2011
- Circuitous Psnail - custom for "Psnail" at DesignerCon, 2010
- Custom for Natural Resources 3, 2010
- T-Boy/Danke Schoen - custom for Love Movement, 2010
- Piece(s) for Remedy, 2010
- Dunny - 20" West Drip, for Pink Ghost, 2010
- Qee - custom for 15th Anniversary DIY Qee Celebration, 2010
- Sketchbot - custom for the Sketchbot Custom Show V2, 2010
- Jibibuts - "Sherbet Sister Pink" custom for We Heart Wood, 2010
- Cranston Fellows Jr - custom for When Hell Freezes Over, 2010
- Qee - 8" Green Bear Bee Eater, 2010
- Custom for Natural Resources, 2009
- Dunny - 20" Miss Dunny custom for her solo show, 2009
- DCTO - "Nest" custom for Dreams to Dreams, 2008
- Mad L - 10" custom for the MadL Citizens show, 2008
- My Little Pony custom for the My Little Pony Project, 2008
- Mellow - custom commission, 2008
- Custom DC Trainers for Kicks, 2008
- Labbit - 10" "Fuzzy Bunny Bee Bat" custom for Down the Bunny Hole, 2008
- Sharky - "The Infamous Bear Shark" custom for ToyQube's 4th Anniversary Show, 2008
- House of Liu - 6" Mei Mei Custom, for the House of Liu Custom Show, 2008
- Unipo - 6" & 4" Pink Set, for Sickly Sweet, 2008
- Piece for Plus Plush, 2007
- Lefty - 5" Lefty for the Shelf Life show, 2007
- Piece for Sneaky Critters, 2007
- Zliks - 19" Penelope, for the Attack of the Zliks show, 2007
- Munny - "Munchichi" for Munny Shot 2007
- Plush - for Plus Plush 2007
- Piece(s) for Remixing the Magic, 2006
- Piece(s) for Power In Numbers, 2006
- Piece(s) for I am 8-Bit, 2006
Images
 Bumble & Tweet |
 Ye Old English Dunny |
 Dunny Fatale |
 Kaniza Cluster 1 |
 Skeleanimals Qee |
 A-Type |
 Fatcap Series 3 |
 19" Penelope Zliks |
 Mei Mei Custom |
 20" Miss Dunny Custom |
 20" West Drip Dunny Custom |
 Cranston Custom |
 Green Bear Bee Eater Qee |
 Mellow Custom |
 Jibibut Custom |
 Sharky Custom |
 Munny Shot Custom |
 DCTO Custom |
 10" Labbit Custom |
