Jude Chase
Springfield, VA
“I started from the beginning with coloring books and finding myself outside my comfort zone.”
Jude Chase, a San Francisco Bay Area native, began her art career with drawing, which progressed through color, watercolor, and eventually led to acrylics. She discovered fluid acrylics, a technique that solidified her direction as an abstract artist. "The fluid brought out abstract qualities as I poured and moved the colors 'til they spoke their name.'"
In 2010, her life was interrupted by a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) that "shattered my memory box," requiring her to relearn aspects of her artistic practice. Though her previous career in Information Technology was lost, her creative nature remained. Following the TBI, she taught and studied standard and fluid acrylics while living in Arizona and Pennsylvania.
After moving to the Washington D.C. area, the TBI's lingering effects caused a four-year block where she had "no creative urge or motivation." In 2024, she gradually recovered her ability to create, starting with coloring books to "remember how to blend and choose colors."
Jude now explores multiple creative outlets, including 3D printing, with the goal of becoming a designer. Currently based in Virginia, Jude is dedicated to learning, creating, and teaching. When not making art, Jude enjoys writing poems and stories.
