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HOW TO PAINT FROM BASSES TO BICYCLES, SOME ARTISTS ARE
BY ALEXIS BURYK A
rtists crave the ex- hilaration that exists between an artwork's inspiration and execu- tion—the part of the process where creativ-
ity sparks most brightly. Each piece and project off ers its own
opportunity to explore how an idea, object, person or place can translate into something fresh and newly meaningful. For many artists, the typical product of this process is a painting: A care- fully stretched and prepared canvas, engineered for hanging on the wall of a gallery, offi ce or home. But some think beyond the canvas to provide yet an- other layer of complexity to their work, yielding unexpected and unique results. "I can see anything as a canvas," says
"I CAN SEE ANYTHING AS A CANVAS.
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Julie Borden (Juleez.com), a painter and owner of Juleez Rehoboth Beach Gallery in Delaware. Her painted instruments— including cellos, upright basses, violins, trumpets and saxophones—have found an audience with musicians and music- loving art collectors alike. "I love painting on canvas," says
Borden. "I also love the challenge of painting a 3-D object that looks like several paintings that work together, yet each side is an individual painting in
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Julie Borden's artistic instruments are loved by musicians and music lovers alike
WINTER 2012