Biography

Julie Anderson was born and raised in Lake Zurich, Illinois, a growing suburb northwest of Chicago.   As the daughter of a woodworker and architectural draftsman, she was exposed to the world of fine art and craft at a young age. 

After graduating with honors with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in biology and a minor in visual arts, Julie Anderson decided to follow her heart’s path to study ceramics on a more intense level.  She moved to Steamboat Springs, Colorado to become an intern at La Loba Ranch Clay Center.  While her move to Colorado was only supposed to be temporary, she quickly found that her new environment suited her well.  Anderson began waiting tables, teaching at Colorado Mountain College, and managing a ceramics production facility, Ceramic Design Group, where she gained in-depth knowledge and experience with clay and mold-making. 

In the summer of 2004, Anderson and her partner, Gregory Grasso, purchased a modest warehouse unit in Steamboat Springs.  With the help of friends and family, they spent nearly eight months building an upstairs loft apartment and a ground-floor studio space.  Currently, Julie Anderson and Greg Grasso live and work out of their warehouse, which they now call Warehome Studios, encompassing their two businesses, Anderson Ceramic & Design and Grasso Glass and Stone.  

Within the past couple years Julie Anderson’s ceramics work has become primarily commission-based architectural installations.  While bas-relief carving is the foundation of her style, her ceramic sculptures have evolved into geometric hand-built forms juxtaposed with the flowing carved lines of nature-inspired subjects such as plants and moving water.  Most recently, Anderson has been collaborating in the studio with Gregory Grasso by combining the use of carved ceramic molds with kiln-formed and cast glass.

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