Tagged: Jim Julin

Rockford artist Jim Julin, 1956 - 2012

Credit Rockford Magazine

Jim Julin on the cover of Rockford Magazine in 1994.

Credit Scott Snyder

Sculpture by Jim Julin at Riverfront Museum Park in Rockford.

Credit Susan Stephens / WNIJ

Friends leave mementos at a memorial for artist Jim Julin in Rockford.

Credit Susan Stephens / WNIJ

Friends gathered Tuesday night and transformed The Big Chair at Rockford's Riverfront Museum Park into a memorial for artist Jim Julin.

Credit Susan Stephens / WNIJ

Flowers and other intriguing objects continue to pile up at the chair in front of Riverfront Museum Park as a tribute to its creator, Jim Julin.

By Susan Stephens

Rockford artist and craftsman Jim Julin died Sunday night after a short illness.