Tile artist Julia Sweda specializes in custom hand painted tiles and designs, ceramic tile murals, decorative tiles and tile art painting. 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 thirteen 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 customers 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 customers will be pleased with and will also enhance and add value to their home or business décor. "In tile painting and 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."

  Locally, in the greater Tucson area, Saddlebrooke and Oro Valley, Arizona Julia has done custom wall murals, trompe l’oeil and decorative painting as well as glass and porcelain painting for private individuals in their homes or business, commercial businesses, restaurants and the display models of a housing developer. Her internet sales are through this website.