Artwork copyright Julie Paschkis. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Romeo & Juliet, 1991

Julie Paschkis
American (born 1957)

Location: Dearborn Park International Elementary School, Seattle

About the Artwork

Artist Julie Paschkis created Romeo & Juliet as part of a series of collaged paintings of everyday objects such as teapots, cups, chairs, shoes, and pencils. This piece playfully references the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet from Shakespeare's play as a fountain pen and a pencil. It is made from repurposed food tins that have been cut and hammered onto a wood base. Both the tin shapes and the wood is painted.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Seattle Public Schools.

About the Artist

Seattle-based artist Julie Paschkis creates paintings and textile artworks. She is also an author and illustrator of children's books.
Paschkis was born in Pennsylvania. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the School for American Craftsmen in Rochester, New York. She received a teaching certificate from the University of Washington in Seattle and has taught art at the Bush School in Seattle.