Julia honed her craft at the renowned Anderson Ranch during the summers of 2014-15, augmenting her inherent skill with formal training in centrifugal casting, waxing and carving. Aside from equipping her with necessary hard skills, the school challenged her to allow for and explore the evidence of the hand. “In a day and age where things are mass-produced and molded by machines, there is a realness that comes with something that is handmade,” Julia says. From the subtle traces of a file-mark to the lingering impression of a fingerprint, such reminders add an unmistakable element of the human touch to every piece of Julia’s work.