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I started creating artsy things at an early age, my mother had to remind me of the things I created with glue, food coloring, glitter and some chocolate molds! lol

I've worked in soft pastels since I was 16. Self taught myself in oil painting. I also work with acrylics and water colours a bit.

About seven years ago, I was walking past a jewelery store and seen a camera in the window with three lens, I stopped in to ask the price. I walked out with a camera. It just kind of all fell in place after that! I first focused on mushrooms. And found that if you have eye issues that you will also have focus issues without corrections! lol Sooooo needless to say I had to get my eyes corrected so I could focus a manual camera. I now own 2 manuals, one auto 35mm and one digital 35mm.

Equipment I now have:

Pentax D*ist L 18-55mm digital
Canon EOS 66 28-80mm film
KS Super II film
Pentax K 100 ASAHI film
Pentax K-m/K2000(digital)....AwEsOmE!
lens for last two:
Takumar 1:2.8 28mm
Vivitar 20-70mm macro focusing zoom
Sigma zoom 1:4.5 f=100~200mm
Sears 1:2.8 f=135mm
Sears 1:2.0 50mm
Vivitar 1900 flash
Quantaray QA25 flash


In 2007 I studied with Wisconsin Artist Kitty Klich for oil painting for about a year. I took B+W photography at UW- Sheboygan in Spring 2005, also Ceramics in Fall of 2006.

I hope soon to return to a class and further my knowledge and learn new techniques.

All comments are welcome to assist in improving my techniques.

All items are for sale if interested please e-mail me at my yahoo address below or flickr acct. Please do not steal!

As of August 5th, 2009 pieces of my original art work(pastels, oil paintings, water colors and some photos eventually) will be available for sale at South Pier Outpost in Sheboygan, Wi. If you would like more information on any of my piece please feel free to e-mail jewelsgraves@yahoo.com.

Thank you and enjoy.

Julie Graves