Beyond the Sea
Given that she grew up in a family of artists, the fact Julie Brookman eventually became a painter herself is not, perhaps, surprising. Growing up, her family was probably highly unusual in that they actually encouraged her to study art, to take classes and to explore whatever art forms or practices fascinated her. As Julie herself jokingly puts it, “They never told me that making art was not a good way to make a living, or that maybe I should take a marketing class or focus on something more practica!!”
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Sleep & Dreams
Once many years ago when I was just starting out, I was killing some time, waiting on a business meeting I had scheduled in Beverly Hills. To those who are not familiar with LA or for whom the name “Beverly Hills” conjures up associations with the real or imagined Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, this meeting was nothing nearly as glamorous as, perhaps, it sounds. For a young designer like I was at the time, sales meetings like this one were usually more demoralizing than anything else
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