JULIEGARDNER
Obscura begins with photography. Images of flowers, nature, rock stars and Neil Young. Their essence of life is projected on to the finest natural fabrics.
Founder / Owner / Photographer and Designer Julie Gardner’s vision is expressed through original images transformed into striking designs, and then into wearable art. Printed on the finest natural fabrics, these are hand-finished luxury items that will last a lifetime. Her lifelong passion for colour, textiles and the beauty in the world around us underpins her unique approach.
Julie Gardner’s background is in music. Her career as a Music Engineer began in Australia in the late 80’s. Relocating from Australia to London UK in the early 90’s, she worked as a recording/mixing engineer at Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Studios. In 1997, she left to start her own production company Jam Productions. The company (www.jamdvd.com) records bands live at venues, mixes audio sync-to -picture in surround sound, produces live multi-camera music shoots and offers complete audio/visual postproduction services for DVD, Blu-ray, TV, and CD releases.
In 2010 she received Grammy recognition for her work on the Blind Boys of Alabama Grammy winner “Go Tell It On The Mountain” album. In a long recording career Julie has worked with some the most successful recording artists and bands of all time, among them Neil Young, Van Morrison, Stephen Stills, Elvis Costello, Chrissie Hynde & The Pretenders, Joe Jackson, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Gary Moore, and The Cranberries to name a few.
Upon meeting Elliot Roberts, Neil Young’s legendary music manager and record executive in 2008, Julie began photographing Neil Young; she captured him both on tour and behind-the-scenes on his myriad travels around the world. Her virtually unlimited access has created what is arguably the largest collection of Neil Young images available.
For the last six years she has travelled extensively around the world in both a professional and personal capacity, which has enabled her to capture powerful images in the most evocative locations.
Some of the images in Obscura Designs draw from unique sights in exotic places. Others bring out the beauty in the everyday, transforming familiar—perhaps unsung—sights, into art that is both graceful and striking. Each image has a story, and so, in turn, each scarf has its own story; its own personality.
The scarves are produced and hand-finished with the utmost care and attention, mostly at a factory in Como, Italy, that prints on exquisite fabrics for the leading design houses. The result is a stunning product that combines the comfort of the finest fabric with a dynamic artistic statement, made in bold, beautiful colours
Obscura begins with photography. Images of flowers, nature, rock stars and Neil Young. Their essence of life is projected on to the finest natural fabrics.
Founder / Owner / Photographer and Designer Julie Gardner’s vision is expressed through original images transformed into striking designs, and then into wearable art. Printed on the finest natural fabrics, these are hand-finished luxury items that will last a lifetime. Her lifelong passion for colour, textiles and the beauty in the world around us underpins her unique approach.
Julie Gardner’s background is in music. Her career as a Music Engineer began in Australia in the late 80’s. Relocating from Australia to London UK in the early 90’s, she worked as a recording/mixing engineer at Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Studios. In 1997, she left to start her own production company Jam Productions. The company (www.jamdvd.com) records bands live at venues, mixes audio sync-to -picture in surround sound, produces live multi-camera music shoots and offers complete audio/visual postproduction services for DVD, Blu-ray, TV, and CD releases.
In 2010 she received Grammy recognition for her work on the Blind Boys of Alabama Grammy winner “Go Tell It On The Mountain” album. In a long recording career Julie has worked with some the most successful recording artists and bands of all time, among them Neil Young, Van Morrison, Stephen Stills, Elvis Costello, Chrissie Hynde & The Pretenders, Joe Jackson, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Gary Moore, and The Cranberries to name a few.
Upon meeting Elliot Roberts, Neil Young’s legendary music manager and record executive in 2008, Julie began photographing Neil Young; she captured him both on tour and behind-the-scenes on his myriad travels around the world. Her virtually unlimited access has created what is arguably the largest collection of Neil Young images available.
For the last six years she has travelled extensively around the world in both a professional and personal capacity, which has enabled her to capture powerful images in the most evocative locations.
Some of the images in Obscura Designs draw from unique sights in exotic places. Others bring out the beauty in the everyday, transforming familiar—perhaps unsung—sights, into art that is both graceful and striking. Each image has a story, and so, in turn, each scarf has its own story; its own personality.
The scarves are produced and hand-finished with the utmost care and attention, mostly at a factory in Como, Italy, that prints on exquisite fabrics for the leading design houses. The result is a stunning product that combines the comfort of the finest fabric with a dynamic artistic statement, made in bold, beautiful colours
