Julia Harrison
Julia Harrison completed her Maker-Creator Fellowship in October 2024 at Winterthur, where she researched carved wooden confectionery molds in the museum collections, a topic that intersects with her work as an artist, anthropologist, and educator. She studied these molds with furniture curator Josh Lane and furniture conservator Kathy Gillis, a process that included close-looking and photography to understand the carver’s process and tools. She received a 2025 Craft Research Fund Grant from the Center for Craft to further research the technical and professional practices of mold carvers, as well as the origins, evolution, and relevance of their craft. Harrison returns to Winterthur on December 6 to talk about the history of these molds, their makers, and the history of sweets in the United States.