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Artwork by Julie Mader
PA, United States
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"I’m endlessly curious about the natural world and the stories found close to home. Whether I’m making art or helping someone else discover their own creativity, I want people to look a little closer, stay curious, and find joy in the process."
I’m a teaching artist and PA Wilds juried artist living and working near the Pennsylvania/New York border, where the landscape, wildlife, changing seasons, and stories of this region continually inspire my work.
I create nature-inspired watercolor kits, hand-painted silk scarves, and illustrations that encourage people to notice the details around them. In 2025, I was selected as an artist for the PA Wilds Collaborative Pilot Program, and my drawings became part of products created in collaboration with Laughing Owl Press as letterpress art.
My curiosity and a desire to learn new things carries into my work as a teaching artist. For more than a decade, I’ve brought hands-on visual art experiences to older adults in senior living and care communities, encouraging creative choice, conversation, exploration, and lifelong learning.
Whether I’m designing a watercolor kit, creating an illustration, painting silk, or sharing an art technique, the goal is much the same: look a little closer, stay curious, and make a creative connection to the world around us.
Highlights:
-2025 Selected as an artist for the PA Wilds Collaborative Series
-2016 Recipient of the Heart in the Arts Award, Elk County Council on the Arts
-2015 Recipient of the 'Champion of the Pa Wilds' Artisan of the Year
-2014 Best of the Best Award, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
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Juried PA Wilds Artist since 2008, PA Council on the Arts Rostered Teaching Artist, Lifetime Arts Rostered Teaching Artist
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$7 Flat rate USA shipping for orders under $60. $10 Flat rate USA shipping for orders $60 and over.
PLEASE NOTE: Orders placed between 9/2 and 9/15 will be shipped beginning 9/17. I ship items on Tuesdays and Fridays before 3pm. A shipping email notification will be sent.
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It is very important to me that you are delighted with your order. If you are unsatisfied and wish to return product please contact me.
Returns may be accepted within 7 days of receipt in the original, unused, undamaged condition. Additionally, I ask that the buyer contact me with the intent to return within 4 days of receipt of item. Refund can be given as credit for further purchases or as money back when the undamaged item is received.
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