Julie Moore

Featured Class:
Lumen Photography

Saturday, June 13th and Sunday, June 14th

10am-4pm Saturday • 10am-4pm Sunday

In this two day workshop you will learn how to make impressions come to life using plant materials and sunlight. With the help of spices, herbs, vinegars and water, the plants chemically combine their individual chemistry with the chemistry of photographic paper resulting in an unpredictable and lovely lumen photograph.

Materials list:

~ Lumen or cyanotype paper (provided)
~ Various natural materials/objects
~ Gloves & aprons (recommended)
~ Spoons, trays & containers for preparing & rinsing prints
~ Water source for rinsing
~ Black bags (no light) for lumen prints storage (can be garbage bags)

Recommended apps for phones:
1) Snapseed
2) Carbon
3) Touch Retouch

The cost for the workshop is $300

An artistic, abstract digital image of a flower with faint petals and a central cluster, primarily in shades of blue, white, and gray with a soft glowing effect.
Close-up abstract floral design with blue and purple leaves against a dark background.
A woman wearing a purple apron and blue gloves cleaning a black surface in a kitchen.

About Julie Moore

Julie is a cross-disciplinary artist specializing in lens-based mediums, seamlessly blending collage, lumen, photo-gravure, and intaglio printing. Her work embodies a delicate, poetic quality, resonating deeply with viewers and stirring the senses.

Julie’s artistic journey is a heartfelt exploration of co-creating with nature, particularly the plant kingdom. She reflects, “My images reveal how I perceive the world—its soft tenderness and extravagant beauty, its agonizing losses, and the exquisite nature of aging. I am drawn to the often-overlooked aspects of life and nature, finding precious beauty in the unseen. These subtle elements of everyday life hold valuable lessons for us, reminding us that there is spirituality in every leaf and petal.”

After retiring, Julie relocated to Portland, Oregon, fully embracing her passion for art and deepening her connection with the natural world. For over nine years, she owned and curated the Sage Gallery for Fine Art Photography and served as president of the Portland Photographers' Forum. Now residing in Astoria, Oregon, she is an active member of Astoria Visual Arts and the Guild at Lightbox Fine Art Photographic Gallery.
Julie's poly-photogravure and mixed-media lens-based artworks, enriched by her collaboration with plant materials, have garnered numerous awards and have been showcased in galleries nationally and internationally. She is currently represented by RiverSea Gallery and Lightbox Fine Art Photographic Gallery in Astoria, where her work continues to inspire others to find beauty and spirituality in the natural world.