About Me

About Me ~ Jewels In The Garden

"The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration."
~ Claude Monet

Hello, my name is Julie DeGroot
~ I create one of a kind stained glass art ~ Inspired by Nature ~
Bringing you reflections of color, movement and soothing sounds to your home and garden
All of my glass art is individually designed and handcrafted by myself.

Each piece is totally unique and one of a kind.
~ I live in the country surrounded by the woods and nature.
I am a self taught artist and have been enjoying and creating stained glass, mosaic designs, paintings, murals and my gardens for over 20 years now.
I have a great passion for glass, for my gardens and the great outdoors, so I combined them to create my glass art for your home and garden.
A garden should be filled with not only plants and love, but little surprises throughout it. Something to catch your eye and drag you in to sit awhile to stop and smell the roses.
My heart and soul goes into all of my art.
Always on the look out for vintage glass, beads, or objects to reuse. I love to upcycle pieces into my art. Taking nothing and turning it into something!
My inspirations come from my favorite place to be, my gardens. Nature always sings to me.

I have created a totally unique art form to enhance your water garden with Floating Glass Mosaic Sculptures.

They look incredible floating in the pond, water garden, birdbath, even in a decorative bowl of water with floating flowers & candles for a tabletop centerpiece or simply to display them somewhere outdoors or indoors.

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My Home ~

Tucked away in our quiet country home our life here flows with the seasons.

SPRING brings forth new growth all around us, we prepare the earth for planting, spring peepers sing their songs, the koi in my water garden awaken from their long slumber.
SUMMER brings our woods and gardens that surround us every shade of green, flowers bursting their colors everywhere, the warm and soothing summer sun gives us energy and life's sustenance, relaxing in my garden teahouse with sun tea, berry picking, moon and star gazing, playing with my Granddaughter in our fairy garden, summer breezes and ending the day with a bit of guitar around the campfire and lulled to sleep by the crickets songs.
FALL in our home is the season of the Gathering. Harvesting our crops, game and seeds, orchard picking, gathering in the kitchen and pantry canning, baking and freezing, prepare the earth for it's long winter slumber, a time to collect my wind chimes and garden art and bring them to safety, awaiting the glorious arrival of the Harvest and Hunters' moons, as they greet me and envelop the night sky. Autumn to me is a Season of Celebration, as we gather together at tables with family and friends. Grateful and Thankful for them and for natures bounty.
WINTER brings cozy quiet time around the fireplace, a hot cup of tea, a good book, warm stews and soups, organizing my studio, writing in my journal of inspirations for the coming of the next Spring in our quiet country home, preparing to start the circle of life yet again.

"Winter is an etching, Spring a watercolor, Summer an oil painting and Autumn a mosaic of them all."......Stanley Horowitz

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Jewels In The Garden

~ Thank you for your interest in my art ~

Thank you for visiting ~ Have a great day in your garden!

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