Judith Inglese is an American artist known for her large public

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murals and her

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in the children's books of Dedie King. She is the daughter of

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and

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, the founders of Creative Playthings.

Life and education

Juditih Inglese received her

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from Sarah Lawrence College and studied

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and

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at the Accademia de Belle Arti, Rome and

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. She lives in

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Ceramic murals

Inglese creates

tile

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s that are in

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. Inglese hand-cuts and glazes the ceramic tiles, fitting together the tiles like a puzzle upon placing the mural in its final location. She has created major

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works for the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., as well as at hospitals, recreational facilities, libraries, and other public venues throughout the country. Public artworks by Inglese include: * 1983: ''Play is Children's Work'', Fletcher-Maynard Academy,

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* 1983: ''Untitled'' ceramic frieze, Rockville Municipal Swim Center, Rockville, Maryland * 1992 Ceramic frieze spanning three corridors, Memorial Elementary School,

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* 1984: ''I'd Hammer Out Love'' Graham & Parks School, Cambridge, Massachusetts * 1996: ''A Community Honored'', four ceramic murals at the Tyler/Vernon (DART station) of

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* 1999: ''Every Person Has a Song to Sing'', Rockville Senior Center, Rockville, Maryland * 2004: Two ceramic murals at the entrance to the Martin County Health Department, Stuart, Florida * 2007: Ceramic frieze, Headquarters of Redlands Christian Migrant Association,

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* 2009: ''The Current of Life is Ever Onward'', 3 ceramic murals, Rockville Town Square, Rockville, Maryland * 2010: ''Landscape'', ceramic frieze, Brevard County Children's Services,

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Book illustrations

Inglese has worked with children's author Dedie King to create a series of books that depict cultural elements of a specific country as seen through the eyes of a child narrator, called ''I See the Sun''. The books are published in

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and in the language of the country the child lives in, including

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. The books began being published in 2010 by Satya House Publications. In 2010, ''I See the Sun in China'' won an award from '' Creative Child'' magazine as well as the Teachers Choice Award for the Family. Books illustrated by Inglese include: *King, Dedie, ''I See the Sun in Afghanistan''. Hardwick: Satya House Publications (2011). The Bookdragon reviews ''I See the Sun in Afghanistan''
from the

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*King, Dedie, ''I See the Sun in China''. Hardwick: Satya House Publications (2010). *King, Dedie. ''I See the Sun in Nepal''. Hardwick: Satya House Publications (2010). *King, Dedie. ''I See the Sun in Russia''. Hardwick: Satya House Publications (2012).

References and further reading

*Inglese, Judith. "Report: the Hands and Hearts Family Tile Making project." ''Arts in Psychotherapy'' 27:4 (2000): 273-276.

External links

Official websiteI See the Sun book series
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