This was the only thing I hadn't tried, and it was the only thing I knew I wanted to do. I was still finding myself, you might say. JTD: I was 29, going on 30, that age where you panic, “What am I going to do?” I knew then if I didn’t do it, I wasn’t going to. I accumulated a great deal of images growing up, but I didn’t take it seriously.ĪAR: When did you start to take your artwork more seriously? It was her way of giving me an outlet for something I enjoyed doing, which gave me hope that I could really do this. So, she appointed me to be in charge of all the bulletin boards for all the holidays. She could tell that I had an issue with my temper, but that I enjoyed art. If my mom grounded me, I would be in my room and find myself pouting, but I would pout with a pencil. As a child, I would use art as a form of escape. Julie Tucker-Demps (JTD): I’ve always had a pencil in my hand, since as far back as I can remember. I sat down with Julie in her home studio to hear about the unlikely events that led to her being a member of the Castleberry Group, her inspirations, and how it feels to see her artwork on a television show set in New Orleans.ĪAR: Tell me about your relationship with art. Although she studied art at Delgado Community College in Louisiana, her art career didn’t take off until she arrived in Atlanta. Julie Tucker-Demps, a New Orleans native, made her way to Atlanta in 1994.
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