Julia Pozsgai
Sonoma, CA
“I choose to make art because it is peaceful, loving and magical.”
Julia finds inspiration in nature, science, the sky, and happy moments of being alive. She enjoys reading about astronomy, geysers, and science, and this love of intricate patterns of nature and science serve to both calm her and inspire her to create her own drawn shapes and colors from her imagination. Julia lives with autism and often found it challenging to communicate with words, so the expression available through creating art became invaluable to her.
Her chosen mediums are as diverse as her inspirations: painting, fiber arts, precious metal clay for jewelry and small sculptures, and ‘Trashion Fashion’, a wearable art celebration of fashion, art, and environmental sustainability sponsored by Sonoma Community Center. Julia has participated in every Trashion Fashion runway show since 2018, which involves designing one-of-a-kind avant-garde gowns made from recycled materials. She tied for third place with her “Geyser Glamour” gown in 2018, utilizing over 400 plastic water bottles, cut so that they spiraled, and sewn onto a repurposed second hand evening dress. Since then, Julia has designed six more Trashion Fashions in the following years culminating in this year's design called "Imagination's Dream" which was a tribute to her ten years of her art business.
Julia uses artmaking as a way to share her thoughts, passions and talents. She enjoys doing finely detailed work, using her hands, and experimenting with color combinations. Julia crafts her paintings, stitching, and jewelry with minute detail. She chooses colors she connects with in the moment, and is quick to make decisions about the composition and titles.
Julia has worked with the organization Alchemia to build her art skills, and Casa Allegra Community Services, who have been instrumental in helping her establish and maintain her professional art business. In 2014, Julia launched her business, Pansy Creations. Since then, she has presented a one-woman show annually at various venues in the North Bay, north of San Francisco, CA. Her one-woman art shows include: “Kelp Flow” at the Vintage House Senior Center in Sonoma in May of 2023, “Imagine a World” at Bump Cellars in August of 2016 in Sonoma, “Nature’s Shining Light Branching Out” at Alchemia Gallery in June of 2017 in Petaluma, in September/October of 2018 the “Geyser Art Show” at the Old Faithful Geyser of California in Calistoga, and “Nature’s Magic Takes Wing” at the Petaluma Arts Center in August 2019. Due to the pandemic, she did an online virtual exhibit “Kaleidoscope of Love” in November of 2020. In October of 2022, Julia presented “Nature’s Colorful Music” at the Marin Art and Garden Center Gift shop.
Julia is passionate about finding ways to share her gift and talents with others. She was one of the top twelve finalists for the emerging artist in Sonoma County honor, recognized by Creative Sonoma in December of 2016. In 2017, she was juried into the Arts Guild of Sonoma and continues to be a top selling artist there. Through ArtLifting, her art was exhibited at the Gensler Architectural Firm in San Francisco and has sold to multiple corporate client offices across the country. Julia is thrilled to be represented by ArtLifting in order to share her work and love for nature. Her recent focus is kelp-themed paintings. She says, "Every moment of life is the light and dark of the miracle dream. Wishes and dreams can come true."
