Julie Tuton

Artist Statement

“I love creating Modern Amulets that nurture and inspire. They brighten an outfit, lift a mood, and stir the soul. Each piece is created with intention, offering qualities such as peace & calm, healing, and balance & protection.”

Julie Tuton is an artist, jewelry designer & energy worker with over 35 years experience creating pieces that do more than adorn, they empower. She loves igniting inner sparkles, and creating beauty in the world!

Drawn to crystals and gemstones for their beauty and energetic qualities, Julie brings a unique perspective to jewelry design. Each piece is created with intention, blending minimalist elegance with energetic purpose, offering qualities such as calm, balance, protection, and clarity.

Handcrafted in Marin, her designs are modern amulets for everyday living, perfect for women who want to feel both elegant and aligned. They’re a natural fit for wellness-focused boutiques, spas, and conscious retail spaces.

Julie’s work is rooted in the belief that when you are drawn to a piece, it is not random—it is an awareness of an energy that can contribute to your life and body. Her jewelry is meant to be worn daily, whether at work, walking among redwoods, at the beach, out for an event, or in the rhythm of modern life.

Julie also creates custom pieces, following intuitive Gemstone Readings, designing jewelry that complements the wearer’s unique energy and enhances your natural radiance.

Each piece is an invitation to experience wearable energy, bringing peace, joy, elegance, and a quiet sense of magic to everyday life!

Biography

An artist and early entrepreneur, Julie Tuton started a small business in her teens painting hair clips and selling them to local gift shops and clothing stores. In her twenties, she created a line of jewelry which sold to galleries across the country. Next came a line of hand painted and etched glass inspirational gifts that found themselves on national television– airing on the Oprah Winfrey show in a segment called Remembering Your Spirit.

Trained in oils in college, she began working with watercolor and acrylic when she was expecting her first child in 1997. She found this medium to allow greater freedom of expression in the moment.

Julie’s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the United States. Her first solo show was in January 2002 in San Francisco.

“I love to paint images to inspire possibilities. They brighten a room, lift a mood, and stir the soul. They radiate with joy, vitality and inspiration. Each painting is unique and has a life and energy of its own.

I use a fluid medium that allows for many layers of intense combinations of color. Beginning with fresh bold strokes, and after a period of drying, follow with light washes or deep rich tones, and repeat layer upon layer. The process results in retaining the brilliance of pure pigment and the creation of space , light and depth.

Many times I like to finish with opalescent tints or gold details. Notice the movement, light, richness, and sparkle? These pieces are alive!”

Art Medium(s)

Oil Paint, Acrylic Paint, Watercolor, Jewelry, Clothing