Who I Am : Jill Berry Blog

I am a mixed media artist in Superior, Colorado who makes books, paintings, and all things in between. For the last few years I have been teaching classes in journaling, painting, book making, mapping your life and various other creative subjects having to do with getting messy and expressing yourself. I believe that anyone who wants to can launch into the creative realm, all you have to do it say YES! I hope to have fun in every class I take and teach, and I love visually expressing ideas in all forms.

Fortunately for me, I have had many opportunities to learn from fabulous teachers. Here are a few:

Someone recently asked me who has influenced my artwork the most. The answer would be my mother. She encouraged me, always. As for teachers, there have been so many I cannot pinpoint one. Fortunately for me, I have had many opportunities to learn from fabulous teachers. Here are a few

Painting and drawing with Giuseppe Gattuso (grad work, Florence, Italy) and three years drawing with Ken Goldman. I had an art teacher for two challenging years in college that taught me the science of light, and all that I know about color. He is not an artist anymore and I cannot find him, but he sure gave me a gift. Thank you David.

Calligraphy I learned from Brody Neuenschwander, Annie Cicale , Carl Rohrs, Laurie Doctor, Nancy Culmone, and Thomas Ingmire.

Book making and working with artists books from Bonnie Stahlecker, Edward Hutchins, Laura Wait, Julie Chen, and Paul Johnson.