Julia Briest Art awakens us all to see Mother Earth's natural creations through a new lens of life with her detailed natural fiber Mandalas and other works of fine art. 

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Julia Briest, born in Royal Oak, Michigan, has been exposed to art at a young age with a mother as an artist, art teacher, art enthusiast and mentor. Julia has always been interested in drawing with pencil and pen and working with clay and ceramics.  As a child she was always touching plants and animals as she discovered her love for textures in nature. She further moved her love for textures into textiles with a Bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising from Western Michigan University. Julia and her husband Matt currently reside in the Greater Palm Springs area.    

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Julia's latest Earth Art Creations were born at the top of a mountain in Steamboat Springs, Colorado while on tour of the USA with her husband as the Compassion Sound Healers in the Fall of 2015. One day Julia asked Matt to take her down the mountain to the art store, Matt replied "Look around, you are in the art store". From that point on Julia became obsessed with collecting nature's finest dried art supplies (pinecones, acorn caps, flower pods, etc) creating what she calls "Earth Art Animals", "Nature Mandalas" and "Plant Based Food Art".

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Her canvases are varied: some are made of all natural materials, such as aspen and birch bark, dead tree branches and cut fallen tree stumps.  She also recycles and repurposes wooden electrical power line spools as they make a perfect backdrop for her large nature Mandalas and art installations. Julia also seeks out interesting previously owned old art canvases and frames from local recycling shops and repurposes them.  

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Her art supplies are either handpicked by Julia herself or by the generous donations of those who love and support her work. She forages most of the items herself where ever she travels in the USA; places like Michigan, Florida, Colorado, Idaho, California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington and outside the the USA like Thailand, Greece and Mexico. Being a plant based vegan, Julia instills her passion for life and all living creatures into her art as she is careful to not take too many sees and nuts that may alter the eco systems of life.  

Julia Briest Art is on display and for sale at the following California locations:

Borrego Art Institute, Borrego Springs, CA

29 Palms Art Gallery, CA 

The Integratron, Landers, CA

Cactus Mart, Yucca Valley, CA