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N I C E T O M E E T Y O U B r i a r H i l l D e s i g n s w a s b o r n o u t o f a b e a u t i f u l s y n e r g i c f r i e n d s h i p b e t w e e n t w o s e l f - p r o c l a i m e d f a b r i c l o v e r s , C a v e r l y S m i t h a n d J u l i a We n t z e l l . A f t e r m o n t h s o f d r e a m i n g , d e s i g n i n g , p a i n t i n g a n d p l a n n i n g , C a v e r l y a n d J u l i a t r a n s f o r m e d t h e i r v i s i o n i n t o r e a l i t y. C a v e r l y S m i t h b r i n g s h e r f i n e a r t b a c k g r o u n d t o t h e t e a m h a v i n g e a r n e d h e r B a c h e l o r 's D e g r e e i n I l l u s t r a t i o n f r o m S h e r i d a n C o l l e g e i n O n t a r i o , C a n a d a . H e r s p e c i a l t y i n c l u d e s o i l p a i n t i n g w i t h p a l e t t e k n i f e t e c h n i q u e s , w a t e r c o l o r, l i n e - a n d - w a s h , a n d w h i m s i c a l i l l u s t r a t i o n , w h i c h s h e c o n s i d e r s h e r f a v o u r i t e m e d i u m . J u l i a We n t z e l l i s a l i f e l o n g s e w i n g e n t h u s i a s t w i t h o v e r 2 5 y e a r s o f e x p e r i e n c e . J u l i a e a r n e d h e r d i p l o m a i n C o s t u m e S t u d i e s f r o m D a l h o u s i e U n i v e r s i t y i n H a l i f a x , N o v a S c o t i a , C a n a d a , w h e r e s h e h o n e d h e r s k i l l s i n p a t t e r n m a k i n g , f a s h i o n a p p a r e l , t a i l o r i n g a n d 1 8 t h c e n t u r y a p p a r e l c o n s t r u c t i o n . A f t e r t r y i n g h e r h a n d a t q u i l t m a k i n g , J u l i a w a s h o o k e d , a n d w a s s o o n s e w i n g q u i l t s o f h e r o w n d e s i g n a n d s t y l e , c r e a t i n g a f r e s h t a k e o n t r a d i t i o n a l p a t c h w o r k .

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