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Handmade Portraits: Julia Pott
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Story by gkessler, Juliapott, weirdwolf
Published on August 1, 2008 in This Handmade Life 		Photo by Juliapott

Artist Julia Pott began drawing at an early age. After watching her first Disney film, she knew she wanted to be a cartoonist, which later meant becoming an animator. Her thesis animation from Kingston University, My First Crush, is a sweetly nostalgic vignette of anthropomorphized animals talking about their first crushes. Beautifully rendered and lovingly assembled, the little film touches the hearts of anyone who has ever longed for love.

 

 

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(Music credit: Elijah B. Torn)

Julia's illustrations and animations are usually about love and revenge. However, Julia's frilly aesthetic and her handmade illustration style give her drawings, cards and films a touch of pure sweetness.

Etsy sent independent filmmaker Gabriella Kessler, aka gkessler, to visit Julia at her home and studio in London, England. (See Gabriella's film production company's site for more information on her work.)

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Etsy Admin Chillionaire says:

Julia, you're wonderful!

I totally have some My Little Ponies from my childhood set up in my room, glad I'm not the only one =^..^=


8/1/08 at 12:16p.m.
Etsy Admin weirdwolf says:

Fantastic video! Julia and her work are a joy to watch. I love the monkeys, the frilly ephemera and watching Julia paint... Gaby did a wonderful job of capturing Julia's art and passion. Nicely done!


8/1/08 at 12:19p.m.
mtraub says:

I loved watching Julia work. Great video!


8/1/08 at 12:22p.m.
michelemaule says:

I LOVE her work!
I can totally relate to the being a neat person, but creating a huge mess while working :)
Great feature!


8/1/08 at 12:23p.m.
falldowntree says:

This artwork is incredible, thanks for sharing.


8/1/08 at 12:24p.m.
theoleanderblack says:

i love juliapott! the art looks so cute on the top, but underneath is such wonderful subtext that they are truly irresistable!


8/1/08 at 12:27p.m.
Itybitybags says:

Julia that was a lovely portrait! I love your work!


8/1/08 at 12:31p.m.
ArgyleWhale says:

Delightful video Julia! I love your collections of cutesy stuff (especially the kitten mugs).


8/1/08 at 12:32p.m.
dearbirthday says:

love these portraits and julia's is especially nice. and yes! the fennec fox!


8/1/08 at 12:43p.m.
santokivintage says:

Egads I love these! I fell in love with the first crush video the first time I saw it. Isn't the music lovely and perfect? Her stuff is really affordable, too! I bought a set of the lovely cards. Yay!! Thanks for the story. :)


8/1/08 at 1:19p.m.
Member2222 says:

Amazing Video about an amazing artist.
Thanks for posting such a beautiful video that does the artist justice!


8/1/08 at 1:41p.m.
caroduncan says:

i absolutely loved this video! it really captures Julia beautifully -- well done etsy! more please : )


8/1/08 at 2:23p.m.
Dovecotedesign says:

This was such a wonderful behind-the-scenes look into one of Etsy's quirky artists! Are there going to be more? I sure hope so.


8/1/08 at 3:53p.m.
dogties says:

Wild!


8/1/08 at 4:12p.m.
LASdesigns says:

super cool. Thanks for sharing with us!


8/1/08 at 5:52p.m.
ginpins says:

Delightful!


8/1/08 at 5:56p.m.
PhenixPottery says:

what a great video and what a lovely girl.


8/1/08 at 6:03p.m.
COTL says:

eek, julia, this is so great to watch!
melanie xox


8/1/08 at 6:07p.m.
mariluetta says:

Very, very cool! I love Julia's work and I loved getting a sense of the personality behind the work. Really nicely done video!


8/1/08 at 6:34p.m.
dgordon says:

Awesome!!!!!


8/1/08 at 8:52p.m.
girlsavage says:

What a wonderful handmade portrait! I so enjoyed seeing someone else who is so strongly influenced by "old school" animation! :)


8/1/08 at 9:44p.m.
PearsonMaron says:

so great!
My First Crush is really high on my list of favorites.
~Q


8/1/08 at 10:48p.m.
BettyTurbo says:

LOVE IT! the hand-lettered type thrills me to no end. amazing work.


8/2/08 at 10:16a.m.
cathysavels says:

I'm seriously envious. I always wanted to be an animator or illustrate children's books. I got to do neither. You go girl!


8/2/08 at 1:54p.m.
Cattoo says:

Love you style :-)

I can completely relate to the broken hearted days at college. Oh yessssssssssss!!!!

=^..^=


8/2/08 at 2:30p.m.
minihorse says:

julia's things are adorable! and her bedroom looks just like mine! yay!

got me thinkin about my first crush - sean. he was 10, I was 3. i think he's in jail now. uh oh.


8/2/08 at 3:05p.m.
dsullivancr2 says:

I loved this! What a beautiful video...laughed and almost cried. You've got a real gift!


8/2/08 at 8:13p.m.
Schmutzerland says:

This was such a great portriat! Julia you are just as beutiful as your work! Keep up the great job!


8/3/08 at 2:15p.m.
GumballGrenade says:

She is amazing!


8/3/08 at 2:52p.m.
charmingrosie says:

I give you hi-five!!!
Only an awesome person would own such an awesome doll.
Yep


8/4/08 at 10:04a.m.
tubbymcfee says:

Oh! I'm in love! Hehe.


8/12/08 at 10:38a.m.
pikaland says:

I saw that doll too Rosie, and I knew it was yours, haha! :)


8/12/08 at 1:15p.m.
cathycullis says:

Such a pleasure seeing and listening to Julia talk of her work with such confidence and passion, yes!


8/13/08 at 3:49p.m.
rickrackrow says:

So brilliant, and supreme to see more English ladies on the Etsy! x


8/17/08 at 8:08a.m.
WhiskersnTails says:

LOVE Julia's work. SO ADORABLE! Very cute documentary. She is now a favorite of mine. ME LIKE, LOVE LOVE!!


8/23/08 at 6:18p.m.
Linotte says:

what a lovely little documentary!
your work is brilliant, as always :)


9/2/08 at 4:58a.m.
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