About the Artist

Turning her back on a glamorous and lucrative academic career in favor of a life of rock-climbing, telemark skiing and fly fishing, Julie Sprinkle has, instead, concentrated on finding the beauty in small and overlooked corners of the expansive, Western landscape.  Taking advantage of her considerable nearsightedness, she has sought the infinite in the infinitesimal, leading to a life-long devotion to calligraphy, tatting and other fine fiber arts (including lace knitting and fly tying) as well as to certification in Botanical Art and Illustration from the Denver Botanic Gardens.  Julie is a board member of the Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists, with whom she has regularly participated in shows since 2004.  At the 2008 RMSBA exhibit “Botanical Realism -- Science Informs Art” at The Wildlife Experience in Parker, Colorado, she received the Curator’s Choice Award for her carbon and graphite work “Ecce Euphorbiam,” included in the “Blackwork” section of this site.

Among Julie’s favorite subjects are branches supplied by her arborist husband;  vegetables from their own, extensive gardens;  dried leaves and twigs;  and invasive, noxious weeds.  She is working on uniting several interests in a series of drawings of fishing flies in their natural habitat:  tangled in the branches of streamside vegetation.  Her work is featured in collections in California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Illinois, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina and Japan.

        Julie was born in El Paso and raised all over Texas.  Having studied and worked extensively in Europe, she has (at one time or another) spoken Spanish, German and French fluently and still reads Latin pretty well, which comes in handy with those pesky botanical names.  She received two B.A.s (in Spanish, German and International Affairs) from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, in 1986;  and a Ph.D. in Medieval German Literature from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., in 1991.  She has made her home in Colorado Springs for well over a decade with her husband, Jeff Cooper, and their very fetching Springer Spaniel, Winston.
 

Current Exhibits/Shows
 
 
2011 Show Schedule

Old Colorado City Art Walk  6.May 5-8pm @ The Squash Blossom

Hummingbird Festival in Cheyenne Canon 7.May 10-4pm

Pikes Peak Studio Tour @ Commonwheel in Manitou Springs 17. September - 17. October

Pikes Peak Studio Tour @ Kreuser Gallery 6. October - 1. November

Pikes Peak Studio Tour @ 715 E. Cimarron St.  12. November 10-5pm and 13. November 12-5pm

CC Arts and Crafts Show-Worner Center 2. December 5-8pm, 3. December 10-5pm and 4. December 10-5pm
 
     
   

Also find Julie's work at...
 The Squash Blossom
 Angler's Covey Fly Fishing Shop
 Pike's Peak Studio Tour
 Green Valley Weavers and Knitters
 Visit the Julie Sprinkle Studio Facebook page
     
   

Artistic Resume
     

January, 2009:
Botanical Works of Carol Till, Constance Sayas and Julie Sprinkle 20. January - 21. March 2009(opening reception 23. January ... call the Tea House for details)
Wisdom Tea House65 Second Street
Monument, Colorado 80132
719-481-8822
 wisdomteahouse.com
 

February, 2009:
Featured Artist, Pikes Peak Library District’s Penrose Library. 20 North Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, 80903. 2.-27. February.

April, 2009:
Featured Artist, Pikes Peak Library District’s Old Colorado City Branch. 2418 West Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80904. 1.-30. April.

Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists’ Spring sale. Tagawa Gardens, 7711 South Parker Road, Centennial Colorado 80016. 4.-6. April.

June, 2009:
“Eclogue: Plants on the Trails” at Commonwheel Artists’ Co-op. 102 Canon Avenue, Manitou Springs, Colorado 80829. 5. June – 7. July.

August, 2009:
“Eclogue: Plants on the Trails” at Raven’s Nest Coffee. 330 North Institute Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903.

September, 2009:
Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists’ 5th Annual Show and Sale. Echter’s Garden Center. 5150 Garrison Street, Arvada, Colorado.
 

2008
Art in the Library Featured Artist; Briargate Library, Colorado Springs, Colorado, December.

Colorado College Arts and Crafts Fair (juried); Colorado Springs, 5.-7. December.

“Botanical Realism – Science Informs Art” Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists at The Wildlife Experience, Parker, Colorado, 27. August – 9. November. “Curator’s Choice” award winner for “Ecce euphorbiam”.

Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists 4th Annual Show and Sale; Echter’s Garden Center, Arvada, Colorado 4.-15. September

“Native Plants” Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists Members’ Exhibit; Arkansas Valley Art Center, Buena Vista, Colorado, 3. July - 18. August.

Wild Flowers and Water Lilies” solo show; Raven’s Nest Coffee, Colorado Springs, May.

“Easter and Water Lilies” solo show; Reflecting Pool Gallery, Commonwealth Chapel, Richmond, Virginia, April.

“Plants of Asia”; Denver Botanical Gardens, January-Febrauary.

2007
Colorado College Arts and Crafts Fair (juried); Colorado Springs, 30. November-2. December.

Christmas Arts Five-Woman Show; Manitou Springs, Colorado, 2. November.

Alumni Show for the Botanical Art and Illustration Program, Denver Botanic Gardnes; 5. November – 5. December.

Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists 3rd Annual Show and Sale; Echter’s Garden Center, Arvada, Colorado, 21.-30. September.

Student Show; Denver Botanic Gardens, 1. September – 31. October.

Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists at the Crested Butte Wildflower Festival; Rendezvous Gallery, Crested Butte, Colorado, 18. June – 20. July.

“Blackwork” Solo Show; Raven’s Nest Coffee, Colorado Springs, May.

Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists Spring Show; The Wildlife Experience, Parker, Colorado, 7. April – 8. July.

Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists “Spring!”; Front Range Community College, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, March.

2006
Colorado College Arts and Crafts Fair (juried); Colorado Springs, 1.-3. December.

Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists Show and Sale; Echter’s Garden Center, Arvada, Colorado 8.-10. September.

Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists Fall Show; Evergreen Library, Evergreen, Colorado, September.

Solo Show; Raven’s Nest Coffee, Colorado Springs, September

Miniature Show and Sale for the Garden Clubs of America; Denver Botanic Gardens, May.

New Paintings by Mark Sprinkle/Botanical Art by Julie Sprinkle; Atlanta, Georgia 23.-26. March.

2005
Colorado College Arts and Crafts Fair (juried); Colorado Springs, 2.-4. December.

Fish Art (juried); Angler’s Covey, Colorado Springs, 11. November.

New Works Three-Woman Show; Manitou Springs, Colorado, 12. November.

Sierra Club benefit art show; Optical Reverb Gallery, Colorado Springs, September.

Student Show; Denver Botanic Gardens, September.

Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists Fall Show and Sale; Echter’s Garden Center, Arvada, Colorado, 10.-17. September.

Solo Show; Raven’s Nest Coffee, Colorado Springs, September.

Weed Awareness Month Exhibit; Denver Botanic Gardens, July.

The Plants of Lewis and Clark; Denver Botanic Gardens, May-July.

Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists Spring Show; Koelbel Library, Denver, May.

Galaxy Fashion Show selling artist; Colorado Springs, 14. May.

Weeds as Art; Denver Botanic Gardens, February-April.

2004
Colorado College Arts and Crafts Fair (juried); Colorado Springs, 1.-3. December.

Exhibition of Drawings for “Chapungu”; Denver Botanic Gardens, September.

Student Show, Denver Botanic Gardens, August.

2003
Colorado College Arts and Crafts Fair (juried); Colorado Springs, 3.-5. December.

Student Show; Denver Botanic Gardens, August.

1999-2002
Colorado College Arts and Crafts Fair (juried); Colorado Springs, December.


 

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Artist’s Statement Turning her back on a glamorous and lucrative academic career in favor of a life of rock climbing, telemark skiing and fly fishing, Julie has, instead, concentrated on finding the beauty in small and overlooked corners of the expansive Western landscape. Taking advantage of her extreme near-sightedness, she has sought the infinite in the infinitesimal, leading to a life-long devotion to calligraphy, tatting and other fine fiber arts (including fly-tying), and -- most recently -- to certification in Botanical Illustration from the Denver Botanic Gardens, where she has regularly participated in shows since 2002. Among her favorite subjects are branches supplied by her arborist husband; vegetables from their own extensive gardens; dried leaves and twigs; and invasive, noxious weeds. She is working on uniting her interests in a series of drawings of fishing flies in their natural habitat: tangled in the branches of streamside vegetation. Julie was born in El Paso and raised all over Texas, studied and worked extensively in Europe, and now makes her home in Colorado Springs, CO, with her husband Jeff Cooper and her Springer Spaniel puppy, Winston. She received two B.A.s -- in Spanish, German and International Affairs -- from Trinity University in San Antonio in 1986, and a Ph.D. in Medieval German literature from Georgetown University in 1991.