Oneness and Chaos
@brookscapestudio.bsky.social
Julie Brooks, Artist working in encaustic, mosaic, gel printing, air dry clay, metal, and paint. Lives on beautiful Cape Cod.
Tests positive for progressive leftism ☮️, feminism♀️, Buddhism🕉️, and recovery.
Chronic, incurable and joyful creativity.
Tests positive for progressive leftism ☮️, feminism♀️, Buddhism🕉️, and recovery.
Chronic, incurable and joyful creativity.
"Pretty sure I'm going somewhere after this."
Gel print collage on textured base with acrylic.
This is one of 23 pieces in my current solo show at Snow Library, Orleans, MA.
#buylocal
#womanartist
#artistsofbluesky
#capecodartists
#birdart
Gel print collage on textured base with acrylic.
This is one of 23 pieces in my current solo show at Snow Library, Orleans, MA.
#buylocal
#womanartist
#artistsofbluesky
#capecodartists
#birdart
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"Pretty sure I'm going somewhere after this."
Gel print collage on textured base with acrylic.
This is one of 23 pieces in my current solo show at Snow Library, Orleans, MA.
#buylocal
#womanartist
#artistsofbluesky
#capecodartists
#birdart
Gel print collage on textured base with acrylic.
This is one of 23 pieces in my current solo show at Snow Library, Orleans, MA.
#buylocal
#womanartist
#artistsofbluesky
#capecodartists
#birdart
A dangerous thought in the nail salon.
Acrylic and oil, 2025.
The latest in my blue crow series.
Two women share a subversive idea: “What if we didn’t have to take care of anything or anyone?", capturing that dangerous, liberating fantasy that unites us all.
Acrylic and oil, 2025.
The latest in my blue crow series.
Two women share a subversive idea: “What if we didn’t have to take care of anything or anyone?", capturing that dangerous, liberating fantasy that unites us all.
September 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
A dangerous thought in the nail salon.
Acrylic and oil, 2025.
The latest in my blue crow series.
Two women share a subversive idea: “What if we didn’t have to take care of anything or anyone?", capturing that dangerous, liberating fantasy that unites us all.
Acrylic and oil, 2025.
The latest in my blue crow series.
Two women share a subversive idea: “What if we didn’t have to take care of anything or anyone?", capturing that dangerous, liberating fantasy that unites us all.
Just a little R & R - Rust & Resin.
After oxidizing some cut metal pieces, the next level is applying resin to really pop out the beautiful patterns of the rust.
#rustart
#metalart
#resinartist
#capecodartist
After oxidizing some cut metal pieces, the next level is applying resin to really pop out the beautiful patterns of the rust.
#rustart
#metalart
#resinartist
#capecodartist
August 26, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Just a little R & R - Rust & Resin.
After oxidizing some cut metal pieces, the next level is applying resin to really pop out the beautiful patterns of the rust.
#rustart
#metalart
#resinartist
#capecodartist
After oxidizing some cut metal pieces, the next level is applying resin to really pop out the beautiful patterns of the rust.
#rustart
#metalart
#resinartist
#capecodartist
Nerd alert! I have a new toy: a digital microscope.
In this reel:
- a thingy I made with a 3D pen
- a dried leaf
- a rock
- a gel print I made
- an encaustic I made
Especially meta and 🤯: looking at actual artwork pieces I've made under the microscope: pure chaos ❤️
#microscopy
#scienceart
In this reel:
- a thingy I made with a 3D pen
- a dried leaf
- a rock
- a gel print I made
- an encaustic I made
Especially meta and 🤯: looking at actual artwork pieces I've made under the microscope: pure chaos ❤️
#microscopy
#scienceart
August 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Nerd alert! I have a new toy: a digital microscope.
In this reel:
- a thingy I made with a 3D pen
- a dried leaf
- a rock
- a gel print I made
- an encaustic I made
Especially meta and 🤯: looking at actual artwork pieces I've made under the microscope: pure chaos ❤️
#microscopy
#scienceart
In this reel:
- a thingy I made with a 3D pen
- a dried leaf
- a rock
- a gel print I made
- an encaustic I made
Especially meta and 🤯: looking at actual artwork pieces I've made under the microscope: pure chaos ❤️
#microscopy
#scienceart
"Imagine if you didn't have to take care of anything or anyone"
4" x 4"
watercolor & ink
#womanartist
#artistsofbluesky
#watercolor
4" x 4"
watercolor & ink
#womanartist
#artistsofbluesky
#watercolor
August 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM
"Imagine if you didn't have to take care of anything or anyone"
4" x 4"
watercolor & ink
#womanartist
#artistsofbluesky
#watercolor
4" x 4"
watercolor & ink
#womanartist
#artistsofbluesky
#watercolor
Sold to a lovely home ❤️
"Blue Matrix"
Resined cyanotype collage
12" x 12"
9 mini journeys in one.
#cyanotype
#resin
#artistsofbluesky
"Blue Matrix"
Resined cyanotype collage
12" x 12"
9 mini journeys in one.
#cyanotype
#resin
#artistsofbluesky
August 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Sold to a lovely home ❤️
"Blue Matrix"
Resined cyanotype collage
12" x 12"
9 mini journeys in one.
#cyanotype
#resin
#artistsofbluesky
"Blue Matrix"
Resined cyanotype collage
12" x 12"
9 mini journeys in one.
#cyanotype
#resin
#artistsofbluesky
"Lucie Scrolling"
16" x 20"
Acrylic and oil on canvas
First in my blue crow series.
Will be showing at the Creative Arts Center in Chatham, MA through the end of the month.
#painting
#artistsofbluesky
#birdart
#crowart
#coastalinteriors
16" x 20"
Acrylic and oil on canvas
First in my blue crow series.
Will be showing at the Creative Arts Center in Chatham, MA through the end of the month.
#painting
#artistsofbluesky
#birdart
#crowart
#coastalinteriors
July 21, 2025 at 10:14 AM
"Lucie Scrolling"
16" x 20"
Acrylic and oil on canvas
First in my blue crow series.
Will be showing at the Creative Arts Center in Chatham, MA through the end of the month.
#painting
#artistsofbluesky
#birdart
#crowart
#coastalinteriors
16" x 20"
Acrylic and oil on canvas
First in my blue crow series.
Will be showing at the Creative Arts Center in Chatham, MA through the end of the month.
#painting
#artistsofbluesky
#birdart
#crowart
#coastalinteriors
Zen Orbs.
Embellished fragments of gel prints.
They will be resined.
I can see myself cranking out more than a few of these...so blissful to just cut out shapes and stack them.
#gelprinting
#gelliplate
#resinart
#womanartist
#atistsofbluesky
Embellished fragments of gel prints.
They will be resined.
I can see myself cranking out more than a few of these...so blissful to just cut out shapes and stack them.
#gelprinting
#gelliplate
#resinart
#womanartist
#atistsofbluesky
July 15, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Zen Orbs.
Embellished fragments of gel prints.
They will be resined.
I can see myself cranking out more than a few of these...so blissful to just cut out shapes and stack them.
#gelprinting
#gelliplate
#resinart
#womanartist
#atistsofbluesky
Embellished fragments of gel prints.
They will be resined.
I can see myself cranking out more than a few of these...so blissful to just cut out shapes and stack them.
#gelprinting
#gelliplate
#resinart
#womanartist
#atistsofbluesky
13 sold! Here are 4 of them. I love sacrifice art sales - gives me a chance to put a bunch of stuff out there and see what sticks. The Creative Arts Center in Chatham MA has 2 of these sales per year. Definitely gotta get back in the studio.
#artsale
#capecodart
#chathamma
#artsale
#capecodart
#chathamma
July 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
13 sold! Here are 4 of them. I love sacrifice art sales - gives me a chance to put a bunch of stuff out there and see what sticks. The Creative Arts Center in Chatham MA has 2 of these sales per year. Definitely gotta get back in the studio.
#artsale
#capecodart
#chathamma
#artsale
#capecodart
#chathamma
Sold!
"4 Windows, No Door"
Encaustic mixed media.
Castle Hill Center for the Arts. Truro, MA
#encaustic
#artistsofbluesky
#capecoddartist
"4 Windows, No Door"
Encaustic mixed media.
Castle Hill Center for the Arts. Truro, MA
#encaustic
#artistsofbluesky
#capecoddartist
June 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Sold!
"4 Windows, No Door"
Encaustic mixed media.
Castle Hill Center for the Arts. Truro, MA
#encaustic
#artistsofbluesky
#capecoddartist
"4 Windows, No Door"
Encaustic mixed media.
Castle Hill Center for the Arts. Truro, MA
#encaustic
#artistsofbluesky
#capecoddartist
"Rust Tide"
8" x 8" framed
Oxidized steel & distressed wood
Chemicals, metal, tin snips, pliers, bending, abusing wood, shellacking, turquoise. A real good time.
#artmetal
#rust
#rustart
#distressedwood
#mosaic
#blueskyartshow
#metalsculpture
8" x 8" framed
Oxidized steel & distressed wood
Chemicals, metal, tin snips, pliers, bending, abusing wood, shellacking, turquoise. A real good time.
#artmetal
#rust
#rustart
#distressedwood
#mosaic
#blueskyartshow
#metalsculpture
May 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
"Rust Tide"
8" x 8" framed
Oxidized steel & distressed wood
Chemicals, metal, tin snips, pliers, bending, abusing wood, shellacking, turquoise. A real good time.
#artmetal
#rust
#rustart
#distressedwood
#mosaic
#blueskyartshow
#metalsculpture
8" x 8" framed
Oxidized steel & distressed wood
Chemicals, metal, tin snips, pliers, bending, abusing wood, shellacking, turquoise. A real good time.
#artmetal
#rust
#rustart
#distressedwood
#mosaic
#blueskyartshow
#metalsculpture
"Varve"
Diptych
10" x 18"
Joint compound, acrylic, and charcoal on foam blocks.
Got these styrofoam blocks in a shipment months ago.
Glad I held onto them.
Who doesn't love a free, chunky, light substrate?
#artistsofbluesky
#texturedart
#mixedmedia
#abstractart
#painting
Diptych
10" x 18"
Joint compound, acrylic, and charcoal on foam blocks.
Got these styrofoam blocks in a shipment months ago.
Glad I held onto them.
Who doesn't love a free, chunky, light substrate?
#artistsofbluesky
#texturedart
#mixedmedia
#abstractart
#painting
May 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"Varve"
Diptych
10" x 18"
Joint compound, acrylic, and charcoal on foam blocks.
Got these styrofoam blocks in a shipment months ago.
Glad I held onto them.
Who doesn't love a free, chunky, light substrate?
#artistsofbluesky
#texturedart
#mixedmedia
#abstractart
#painting
Diptych
10" x 18"
Joint compound, acrylic, and charcoal on foam blocks.
Got these styrofoam blocks in a shipment months ago.
Glad I held onto them.
Who doesn't love a free, chunky, light substrate?
#artistsofbluesky
#texturedart
#mixedmedia
#abstractart
#painting
WIP called "Listen"
Air dry clay groutless mosaic.
On top of polymer clay pieces about to go in the oven.
#crowart
#mosaic
#airdryclay
#polymerclay
#artprocess
#mosaicart
#artistsofbluesky
Air dry clay groutless mosaic.
On top of polymer clay pieces about to go in the oven.
#crowart
#mosaic
#airdryclay
#polymerclay
#artprocess
#mosaicart
#artistsofbluesky
May 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
WIP called "Listen"
Air dry clay groutless mosaic.
On top of polymer clay pieces about to go in the oven.
#crowart
#mosaic
#airdryclay
#polymerclay
#artprocess
#mosaicart
#artistsofbluesky
Air dry clay groutless mosaic.
On top of polymer clay pieces about to go in the oven.
#crowart
#mosaic
#airdryclay
#polymerclay
#artprocess
#mosaicart
#artistsofbluesky
An array of force rusted fender washers. After rusting, some are embellished with a spritz of paint and then all are sealed with gloss Rustoleum to prevent further oxidation.
They are destined to become parts of 3D grid pieces currently in progress, or jewelry.
#artmetal
#rust
#patina
They are destined to become parts of 3D grid pieces currently in progress, or jewelry.
#artmetal
#rust
#patina
May 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Delicious details of a force rusted and patinated steel piece WIP.
Embracing the unpredictability.
#rust
#rusticmetal
#artmetal
#metalwallart
#patina
#steelart
Embracing the unpredictability.
#rust
#rusticmetal
#artmetal
#metalwallart
#patina
#steelart
May 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Delicious details of a force rusted and patinated steel piece WIP.
Embracing the unpredictability.
#rust
#rusticmetal
#artmetal
#metalwallart
#patina
#steelart
Embracing the unpredictability.
#rust
#rusticmetal
#artmetal
#metalwallart
#patina
#steelart
Cut steel sheet patinated & rusted with various chemicals.
Also some encaustic wax and alcohol ink.
I love both sides.
Always fun to goggle up and play with dangerous stuff.
#metalart
#patina
#patination
#scrapmetal
#rusticmetal
#rustysteel
Also some encaustic wax and alcohol ink.
I love both sides.
Always fun to goggle up and play with dangerous stuff.
#metalart
#patina
#patination
#scrapmetal
#rusticmetal
#rustysteel
April 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Cut steel sheet patinated & rusted with various chemicals.
Also some encaustic wax and alcohol ink.
I love both sides.
Always fun to goggle up and play with dangerous stuff.
#metalart
#patina
#patination
#scrapmetal
#rusticmetal
#rustysteel
Also some encaustic wax and alcohol ink.
I love both sides.
Always fun to goggle up and play with dangerous stuff.
#metalart
#patina
#patination
#scrapmetal
#rusticmetal
#rustysteel
bare branches
blue sky
looks like stained glass
just draw the sky shapes
warped repetitious polygons each unique as a snowflake
slow spring in my area
quick, take pics of the branches before the leaves come
#abstactnature
#natureart
#stainedglass
#abstractart
#artistsofbluesky
blue sky
looks like stained glass
just draw the sky shapes
warped repetitious polygons each unique as a snowflake
slow spring in my area
quick, take pics of the branches before the leaves come
#abstactnature
#natureart
#stainedglass
#abstractart
#artistsofbluesky
April 22, 2025 at 11:36 AM
bare branches
blue sky
looks like stained glass
just draw the sky shapes
warped repetitious polygons each unique as a snowflake
slow spring in my area
quick, take pics of the branches before the leaves come
#abstactnature
#natureart
#stainedglass
#abstractart
#artistsofbluesky
blue sky
looks like stained glass
just draw the sky shapes
warped repetitious polygons each unique as a snowflake
slow spring in my area
quick, take pics of the branches before the leaves come
#abstactnature
#natureart
#stainedglass
#abstractart
#artistsofbluesky
Mother Nature's weirdly sinister splotches remind me that beauty is not perfection, or orderliness, or purity. Beauty just is. Thanks, Mom 😍
Makes me wanna fire up the wax griddle and try to make something half as interesting.
#natureart
#lichen
#natureislit
#encausticart
Makes me wanna fire up the wax griddle and try to make something half as interesting.
#natureart
#lichen
#natureislit
#encausticart
April 17, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Mother Nature's weirdly sinister splotches remind me that beauty is not perfection, or orderliness, or purity. Beauty just is. Thanks, Mom 😍
Makes me wanna fire up the wax griddle and try to make something half as interesting.
#natureart
#lichen
#natureislit
#encausticart
Makes me wanna fire up the wax griddle and try to make something half as interesting.
#natureart
#lichen
#natureislit
#encausticart
Tile mosaic diptych commission.
Made from tiles used in shower.
Giving a geode vibe.
Bathrooms should be beautiful.
#mosaicart
#bathroomart
#mosaic
#geode
#artistsofbluesky
Made from tiles used in shower.
Giving a geode vibe.
Bathrooms should be beautiful.
#mosaicart
#bathroomart
#mosaic
#geode
#artistsofbluesky
April 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Tile mosaic diptych commission.
Made from tiles used in shower.
Giving a geode vibe.
Bathrooms should be beautiful.
#mosaicart
#bathroomart
#mosaic
#geode
#artistsofbluesky
Made from tiles used in shower.
Giving a geode vibe.
Bathrooms should be beautiful.
#mosaicart
#bathroomart
#mosaic
#geode
#artistsofbluesky
"Oceania #21"
Encaustic
6" x 6"
The shellac burns on this ended up looking quite seaweedy. 👍
#encaustic
#painting
#artistsofbluesky
Encaustic
6" x 6"
The shellac burns on this ended up looking quite seaweedy. 👍
#encaustic
#painting
#artistsofbluesky
April 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"Oceania #21"
Encaustic
6" x 6"
The shellac burns on this ended up looking quite seaweedy. 👍
#encaustic
#painting
#artistsofbluesky
Encaustic
6" x 6"
The shellac burns on this ended up looking quite seaweedy. 👍
#encaustic
#painting
#artistsofbluesky
Done!
"Human Code: Axon"
14" x 14"
Encaustic and oil
I have sold 3 similar pieces.
Doing these is my therapy so it's nice that people are supporting the Julie Brooks Maintaining Sanity Tour of 2025. 😂 ❤️
#capecodartist
#falmouthartcenter
#encaustic
"Human Code: Axon"
14" x 14"
Encaustic and oil
I have sold 3 similar pieces.
Doing these is my therapy so it's nice that people are supporting the Julie Brooks Maintaining Sanity Tour of 2025. 😂 ❤️
#capecodartist
#falmouthartcenter
#encaustic
April 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Done!
"Human Code: Axon"
14" x 14"
Encaustic and oil
I have sold 3 similar pieces.
Doing these is my therapy so it's nice that people are supporting the Julie Brooks Maintaining Sanity Tour of 2025. 😂 ❤️
#capecodartist
#falmouthartcenter
#encaustic
"Human Code: Axon"
14" x 14"
Encaustic and oil
I have sold 3 similar pieces.
Doing these is my therapy so it's nice that people are supporting the Julie Brooks Maintaining Sanity Tour of 2025. 😂 ❤️
#capecodartist
#falmouthartcenter
#encaustic
My therapy, sanity, meditation, distraction, prayer, respite, joy, and super power.
#meditativeart
#encausticpainting
#beeswax
#arttherapy
#artprocess
#capecodart
#artistsofbluesky
#meditativeart
#encausticpainting
#beeswax
#arttherapy
#artprocess
#capecodart
#artistsofbluesky
April 1, 2025 at 10:49 AM
My therapy, sanity, meditation, distraction, prayer, respite, joy, and super power.
#meditativeart
#encausticpainting
#beeswax
#arttherapy
#artprocess
#capecodart
#artistsofbluesky
#meditativeart
#encausticpainting
#beeswax
#arttherapy
#artprocess
#capecodart
#artistsofbluesky
Fusing wax layer with butane torch.
Is this fun?
Oh yes indeedy.💃
This is for another piece in my Human Code series.
#artprocess
#encaustic
#artistsofbluesky
#capecodart
#paintingwithfire
Is this fun?
Oh yes indeedy.💃
This is for another piece in my Human Code series.
#artprocess
#encaustic
#artistsofbluesky
#capecodart
#paintingwithfire
March 31, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Fusing wax layer with butane torch.
Is this fun?
Oh yes indeedy.💃
This is for another piece in my Human Code series.
#artprocess
#encaustic
#artistsofbluesky
#capecodart
#paintingwithfire
Is this fun?
Oh yes indeedy.💃
This is for another piece in my Human Code series.
#artprocess
#encaustic
#artistsofbluesky
#capecodart
#paintingwithfire