Artisan jewellery designer
Julie Cohn
Julie Cohn grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 60s. She was a melancholic child for whom art was a refuge. From her earliest memory, she knew she would be an artist, nothing else came close to touch her soul.
In her early twenties she fell in love with all things related to Japanese craft – Paper, books, ceramics, patterns, objects. The Japanese aesthetic became a big part of her artistic vocabulary.
Educated as a painter and printmaker Julie studied the craft of bookbinding and box-making to house her prints which lead her down a diverse design path that included rugs, textiles, hardware, tabletop, collaborations with architects and public art.
Nature’s decay, cocoons, webs and nests feature in her designs. Decay to her conveys a sense of lost time and it appeals to her love of excavation and scavenging. The walls and shelves of her studio in Dallas,Texas are covered with remnants of leaves, pods, shells, rocks and minerals.
Her aesthetic is a dialog with many different art forms that she marries together.
Ancient jewelry, modern art, aboriginal art, architecture, couture, ethnic crafts, graphic design, Japanese and African textiles, technology - all of these influences converge to form her aesthetic.
Her studio functions as an artistic collective where she mentors young artists to see the possibilities of parlaying their talents into art-centric careers. Working together, they learn the complexities of making products by hand, collaborate in the artistic process, problem solve fabrication and observe the trials and tribulations of bringing handmade products to the marketplace. Her goal is to inspire young artists to learn how to connect the dots, take forks in the road and use their skills to create an artful life. Julie Cohn resides with her husband, landscape architect David Rolston in their modern home and creative haven in the White Rock Lake area of Dallas.
Her jewelry collection launched in 2011.
Selected items from Julie Cohn
Babylon Necklace
Julie Cohn
$1,402
Hydrangea Stud Earrings
Julie Cohn
$257
Grain Earrings with Aqua Chalcedony
Julie Cohn
$232
Knot Link Necklace
Julie Cohn
$1,028
Blossom Bronze Obsidian Earrings
Julie Cohn
$576
Fortress Bronze Cuff
Julie Cohn
$461
Knot Link Bracelet
Julie Cohn
$461
Black Orbit Bronze Earrings
Julie Cohn
$346
Ruth Earrings
Julie Cohn
$462
Ripple Ring
Julie Cohn
$308
Ore Crescent Hoops
Julie Cohn
$368
Ore Spiral Hoops
Julie Cohn
$436
Viking Earrings
Julie Cohn
$247
Calima Earrings
Julie Cohn
$492
Calima
Julie Cohn
$1,115
Bertoia Chain Bracelet
Julie Cohn
$278
Orbit Necklace
Julie Cohn
$466
Orbit Earrings
Julie Cohn
$466
Reef Earrings
Julie Cohn
$766
Sphere Ring
Julie Cohn
$466
Worry Stone Ring
Julie Cohn
$428
Mondrian Necklace
Julie Cohn
$766
Mondrian Pearl Earrings
Julie Cohn
$766
Bertoia Chain Necklace
Julie Cohn
$466
Bronze Hydrangea earrings
Julie Cohn
$270
Bronze Butterfly earring
Julie Cohn
$240
Chapel Bronze Chandelier Earrings
Julie Cohn
$601
Penny royal bronze earring
Julie Cohn
$601
The Scallop Mobile Bronze earring
Julie Cohn
$480
Molten Necklace
Julie Cohn
$601
Molecule Earrings
Julie Cohn
$480
Ming Earrings
Julie Cohn
$286
Droplet Earrings
Julie Cohn
$428
Avorio Egg Earrings
Julie Cohn
$286
Fragments Shell Necklace
Julie Cohn
$638
Marbled Necklace
Julie Cohn
$721
Bird In Hand Earrings
Julie Cohn
$676
Bird In Hand Earrings
Julie Cohn
$676
Fan Coral Cuff
Julie Cohn
$946
Caviar Cuff
Julie Cohn
$541
Paper Chain Bracelet
Julie Cohn
$541
Mojave Link Bracelet
Julie Cohn
$721
Black Amulet Earrings
Julie Cohn
$346
Ginkgo Earrings
Julie Cohn
$270
Allium Earrings
Julie Cohn
$406
Twig Ivory Pearl Earrings
Julie Cohn
$406
Mojave Earrings
Julie Cohn
$270
Petite Leaf Earrings
Julie Cohn
$247
Sycamore Earrings
Julie Cohn
$946
Bird In Hand Earrings
Julie Cohn
$676
Morning Flower Earrings
Julie Cohn
$946
Black Salvia Pendant
Julie Cohn
$346
Lucio Chain Necklace
Julie Cohn
$541
Leaf Link Necklace
Julie Cohn
$1,081
Orbit Pendant
Julie Cohn
$270
Mojave Link Necklace
Julie Cohn
$1,081