Budding Artist? Check Out Julie J Studio
The new downtown Libertyville art studio offers classes for all ages.
When a couple of moms and their toddlers walked into Julie J Studio, owner Julie Latayan immediately went into artist mode. She set the children up at small easels where they could express their creativity through some finger-painting. They also had a chance to color and play with "Moon Dust." "(I enjoy) seeing the kids so excited about what they make," said Latayan, a Grayslake resident. "They're just beaming." An artist from birth, Latayan said her own talent really took off in eighth grade. "My teacher was a real artist and she really took me under her wing," she said. Latayan went on to spend five years teaching art at Wilmington High School near Joliet. She also displayed her art street fairs and art shows. She even opened her own …
Menina Mineira
8:12 am on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Well, first of all i would like to congratulate the article and the artist Julie. I met Julie since she started last summer at her previous location and being an artist I really have to agree with the Family MoM. We are proud of our artwork done at Julie J Studio. Just take a look on her Faceebook and you will see that is impossible to deny. After reading comments above, I have to agree as well … more ›