about the artist
“Hi I’m Julie!
Artist, school psychologist, and soft-hearted human behind Glad You’re Here Co.
I grew up on the living room floor with crayons, my little sister beside me, my mom quilting nearby on weekends. It sounds idyllic, and in those moments, it was. But our home was also full of anger, awkward silences, emotions nobody named out loud. Art was where I went when the chaos got too loud. At first I drew my jewelry box, my favorite cartoons, anything to escape. Then as a teenager, something shifted. I started drawing how I felt. The words I couldn’t say out loud, the weight I was carrying around mental health and self-worth, it all came out through paint and pencil instead.
For a long time, that stayed private.
Then COVID hit, and like a lot of people, I found myself thinking — what do I actually have to lose? I started posting my work online and stumbled into the warmest, most unexpected little corner of the internet. People were kind. People were showing up. So I threw some pieces on Etsy, half expecting nothing. Someone in Norway bought my work (!) and I still think about that.
It’s grown slowly and intentionally since then. I’m still a school psychologist by day — working with kids in a small rural school, holding space for their hard stuff — and honestly, that work and this work aren’t so different. Both are about making people feel less alone.
That’s what I want when someone finds a piece of mine. Not for them to think it’s pretty. I want them to feel it in their chest. That finally, someone gets me feeling.
That’s what I’m making. Soft art for hard days.
Glad You’re Here Co. is a one-woman shop full of prints, bookmarks, greeting cards, and little bundles of beauty — made for the person who feels things deeply and needs a reminder that that’s actually a strength. If you’ve ever wanted to send something to a friend going through it but couldn’t find the words, this is the shop for you. Most pieces live happily on a wall, a desk, or in someone’s mailbox. “
The above information comes from the artist’s website About section.
about the mail club
💰 What it costs: $7 /month
My Bundle
Here’s what I received in the April edition 💛
- postcard
- sticker
- letter
