Always fascinated with the darker sides of humanity, Juliette Hare O’Connor’s art pieces are reflections of her interests – from the decay of New Orleans cemeteries to the decadence of old New Orleans’ Storyville.  She uses many of the photographs of prostitutes by Ernest J. Bellocq.  Her pieces on Victorian women will tell a tale of strong and willful women who survive hardships by defiance. Julie’s erotica pieces are thoughtfully provocative and her New Orleans landmark nostalgia pieces will bring back memories to many of places of bygone times .  

Juliette has been producing papier mâché interpretations of the New Orleans cemeteries since the early 1990s as well as watercolors of the Tombs of New Orleans.  Her fetish boxes of Holt and St. Roch Cemeteries are filled with icons and artifacts.  She is also commissioned to paint house portraits in pen/ink and watercolor for many who lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina.  Juliette has been a contributor to New Orleans’ local public television station, WYES-TV Art Collection 12 annual art auction since 1994 and is an active volunteer for WYES-TV.  The station was hit hard by Katrina.  She is also a member of Save Our Cemeteries in New Orleans, which is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the tombs and cemeteries of the city.  

Juliette was invited to be a guest artist and speaker at the Kirkland Gallery located at the Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois from February 8 to March 16, 2007.  She exhibited 28 pieces in a gallery visited by hundreds of viewers during several open houses for the University.  She spoke to the art students of Professor Jim Schietinger about her work and what has happened to the City of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.