Julia Dunn Julia's has been a professional artist for most of her life, beginning this career as a designer of signs. She now specialises in Glass Art.  Her love for the medium of glass was set while working as the designer for a leading stained glass/leadlight business in Melbourne, Australia, where she learnt many of the techniques she employs today and glass continues to inspire her artistic direction.  She has over 30 years experience in the design and fabrication of stained glass, leadlight and etched glass work and also has expertise in oil and gouache painting, graphite drawing and is, for the most part, a self-taught artist. Julia is currently utilising a glass fabrication technique rarely seen in Australia for glass artworks. Best described as glass collages or glass sculptures, this process of bonding, rather than just fusing or leading works, enables her to use and mix all types and textures of glass, as well as a variety of other objects, which would otherwise be incompatible if worked in a kiln. Julia has collaborated on a number of large domestic, commercial and ecclesiastical commissions and has also had the fortunate opportunity to work closely with internationally renowned glass artist, the late Klaus Zimmer, on many of his highly significant commissions, including fabricating his design of ‘The Glass Tapestry', for The Church of the Sacred Heart, Croydon, Victoria in 2001 - a 3metre x 6 metre (suspended) installation using the bonding technique. This working relationship and friendship with Klaus facilitated an expansion of her interest, knowledge and skills in the use of glass as an art medium, rather than just for a decorative, functional purpose.She has many artworks in private collections and for a number of years has shown her work in both solo and joint exhibitions to much acclaim and although rarely submitting work for competition, as a first time entrant in the 2008 ‘She...' national art competition, she was selected as a finalist with one of her unique glass artworks. Julia coordinated the 2008 award winning Western Region Arts Network (WRAN Inc) members' exhibiting event, ‘Peepshow', for their group participation in the Hobsons Bay City Council art initiative, Art in Public Places, which in itself is an award winning event - a wee diversion from just creating and designing in her studio.