Japanese Motif Portraits for Patricia's Kitchen

Portraits based on ukiyoe, woodblock prints from Kitagawa Utamaro and Utagawa Kunisada. Tile art portraits for kitchen backsplash.

Appealing tile art portraits that Julia designed to tie in with and complement the Japanese themed decor and motif of Patricia's home and kitchen.
Each portrait was custom hand painted on a single 12 inch ceramic tile.

"Lovers Chubei and Umegawa" from Kitagawa Utamaro circa 1797. (The Happy Companionship of Umegawa and Chubei from the series Eight Meetings).

"Heavy Snow at Years End" based on left panel from the triptych Seibo no Miyuki, late 1840’s, by artist Utagawa Kunisada.

Woodblock print kitchen tile art portrait Eloping Lovers Chubei and Umegawa from Kitagawa Utamaro. Designed and painted by Julia Sweda. — Lovers Chubei & Umegawa

Woodblock print kitchen tile art portrait from left panel of Utagawa Kunisada Heavy Snow at Years End triptych. Designed and painted by Julia Sweda. — Heavy Snow at Years End

Patricias woodblock print portraits installed as part of the kitchen backsplash. Artist Julia Sweda. — Kitchen Portraits Installed

Patricias dining room shoji doors are part of the Japanese decor. Artist Julia Sweda. — Shoji Doors of Dining Room

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"Julia was wonderful to work with, very accommodating and even matched my fabric colors and swatches for my clients kitchen backsplash."
-Mike B.

"Julia did an amazing job and is very busy. She communicated well with the list of wild flowers and pictures I sent her, of the blooms here at our home."
- Ann P.