Julia’s work is driven by a continuous exploration of materials and techniques from diverse disciplines. The tables in her studio are piled with small experiments in form and surface which she arranges and re-arranges – finding tensions, creating compositions, moving ideas forward and developing the strongest impulses into finished work. She freely combines everything that interests her; mixing hot and cold connections, carving and fabricating, wood and gold, traditional enamel and industrial paint. Her work reflects a fascination with the boundary between the human-built and natural worlds, the beauty of accidental collaborations between them, and our often funny ideas about what we can and can’t control.  Julia Turner studied jewelry at the University of Wisconsin and received her MFA from Miami University of Ohio. Julia’s studio is currently a part of the Heath Collective and occupies a unique industrial space in San Francisco’s Mission District.