About The Artist

Tile painting artist Julia Sweda (www.ArtworksbyJulia.com) specializes in custom hand painted tiles, ceramic tile murals, decorative tiles and tile art painting of the highest quality and artisanship. She offers unique tile designs, advice and layout ideas for kitchen, backsplash, wall, bathroom or shower decorating and decor utilizing ceramic tile art. Julia started her artistic career with four years of commercial art school in New Jersey and then went on to three years of school in Arizona to learn porcelain and china painting. In her undertakings to become a porcelain artist Julia saw opportunity to become involved with hand painted tiles, ceramic and clay bodied, producing beautiful, stunning ceramic tile murals, tile art paintings and decorative tiles. Glass painting and stained glass painting also captured Julia’s interest which led to classes and seminars for glass painting and stained glass artwork that includes medieval style stained glass painting. Julia has been painting professionally for homeowners, decorators and designers as Artworks by Julia for twenty years but in total has been painting and doing other artistic endeavors for herself, her clients and friends and their decorating and remodeling projects for over twenty five years. Julia's goal as a decorative tile artist is to provide tile murals, beautiful custom tile painting and designs along with other decorative tile artworks to her clients that is personal and has real meaning to them. She welcomes and asks for their input and opinions so together they can develop artwork that is unique, her clients will be pleased with and will also enhance and add value to their home or business décor. To quote Julia; "In tile painting and all artwork, learning is an exciting ongoing experience as I endeavor to emulate the beautiful artwork of talented tile artists of the past and present for my own enjoyment and for those who would commission me to paint for them."