Julie Punt ('95) began her career as a clay sculptor shortly after graduating. She specializes in hand-building her forms using coils of clay rather than a wheel. Julie has presented numerous workshops and exhibited her work in variety of settings, with recent highlights including the USD Claywork  Ceramics invitational and joint exhibitions wither husband Gerry Punt,  and Marianne Larsen at the Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at Augustana University, as well as at the Koch, Hazed, Baltzer Architecture Firm. Julie and her family reside in Sioux Falls.