Judith Inglese facts for kids
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Judith Inglese
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Takoma Park, Maryland, United States
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| Education | Accademia di Belle Arti, Rome School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Sarah Lawrence College |
Judith Inglese is an American artist. She is famous for making big public art pieces called murals out of ceramic tiles. She also draws pictures for children's books written by Dedie King. Her parents, Frank Caplan and Theresa Caplan, started a company called Creative Playthings, which made toys.
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About Judith Inglese
Judith Inglese studied art at several places. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Sarah Lawrence College. She also learned about ceramics (art made from clay) and sculpture (making 3D art) in Rome, Italy, and Boston, USA. Today, she lives in Leverett, Massachusetts.
Amazing Ceramic Murals
Judith Inglese creates beautiful ceramic tile murals. These murals are often in a style called bas-relief, which means the designs stick out slightly from the flat surface. She carefully cuts and glazes (adds a shiny coating to) each ceramic tile by hand. Then, she fits all the tiles together like a giant puzzle when installing the mural.
Her artworks can be found in many public places across the United States. You can see her murals at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.. She has also created art for hospitals, fun recreational centers, libraries, and other public buildings.
Where to See Her Art
Here are some places where you can find Judith Inglese's public ceramic murals:
- 1983: Play is Children's Work at Fletcher-Maynard Academy in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- 1983: An Untitled ceramic frieze (a long strip of art) at Rockville Municipal Swim Center in Rockville, Maryland.
- 1984: I'd Hammer Out Love at Graham & Parks School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- 1992: A ceramic frieze that goes along three hallways at Memorial Elementary School in East Hampton, Connecticut.
- 1996: A Community Honored, which are four ceramic murals at the Tyler/Vernon (DART station) of Dallas Area Rapid Transit in Dallas Texas.
- 1999: Every Person Has a Song to Sing at Rockville Senior Center in Rockville, Maryland.
- 2004: Two ceramic murals at the entrance to the Martin County Health Department in Stuart, Florida.
- 2007: A ceramic frieze at the main office of Redlands Christian Migrant Association in Immokalee, Florida.
- 2009: The Current of Life is Ever Onward, three ceramic murals at Rockville Town Square in Rockville, Maryland.
- 2010: Landscape, a ceramic frieze at Brevard County Children's Services in Viera, Florida.
Children's Book Illustrations
Judith Inglese has worked with children's author Dedie King on a special series of books. These books are called I See the Sun. They show what different countries are like through the eyes of a child who lives there.
The books are published in English and also in the language spoken in the country featured. For example, there's a book about China published in Mandarin Chinese. Satya House Publications started publishing these books in 2010. In 2010, I See the Sun in China won an award from Creative Child magazine. It also received the Teachers Choice Award for the Family.
Books She Illustrated
Here are some of the books illustrated by Judith Inglese:
- King, Dedie, I See the Sun in Afghanistan. Hardwick: Satya House Publications (2011). ISBN: 0-9818720-8-5
- King, Dedie, I See the Sun in China. Hardwick: Satya House Publications (2010). ISBN: 0-9818720-5-0
- King, Dedie. I See the Sun in Nepal. Hardwick: Satya House Publications (2010). ISBN: 0-9818720-9-3
- King, Dedie. I See the Sun in Russia. Hardwick: Satya House Publications (2012). ISBN: 1-935874-08-X
