Judy Munson:
CLASS OF 1960
Palm Springs High SchoolClass of 1960
Palm springs, CA
Albany Union High SchoolClass of 1960
Albany, OR
Albany Junior High SchoolClass of 1954
Albany, OR
Liberty Elementary SchoolClass of 1953
Albany, OR
Maple Grade SchoolClass of 1950
Albany, OR
Judy's Story
Life
1 dog, Butch , (age 10)
1 tortoise, Fred (age 20)
Nellie Coffman Junior High and Palm Springs High
Lots of crushes, loved my friends and rock & roll
Miss Wolfe was my friend for many years, Mr. Watt was my favorite teacher
Joyce Decker, my art teacher, was my inspiration and is
still my friend
I loved Palm Springs High School, the students, teachers, atmosphere, great time in my life. I was on the PSHS drill team.
College
Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles
One-of-a-kind
Walt Disney would visit our classes
Studied lettering, design, fashion, drawing, painting, illustration, sculpture, botany, Mr. Chidamian, history of art
Wore old shirts, cut-offs, student wall critiques, shows, visit to Ward Kimball's home (Firehouse 5 Plus One)
parties in Hollywood, Sunset Strip
Painting, painting and more painting
Workplace
Designed educational playing cards
Illustration on bottle of Jim Beam commemorating 200th anniversary of San Diego
Completed fashion illustrations for Palm Springs Life Magazine
Advertising, walls, posters and fences including La Quinta Arts, Mission Hills, Sunrise, The Lakes and Monterey Country Clubs
Mural at Rancho M...Expand for more
irage Elementary School
Acquired secondary teaching credential (Art) from Cal State San Bernardino
Taught 13 years, Indio High School, great artists!
Taught 14 years, Palm Desert High School, more great artists!
Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator PDHS
Travel
6 years as summer Teacher Leader of People-to-People High School Student Ambassador Program to Europe, Asia, and South Pacific. Summers in The Hague, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Spain, Scandinavia, Russia, Czechoslovakia, Japan, China (climbed The Great Wall), Taiwan, New Zealand, and Australia
Retirement
Paint in acrylics and oil, love plein air painting, portraits of my family and friends, have artwork online at jandfgraphics.com
Artwork shown at PS Desert Museum, Shadow Mountain Palette Club, many on exhibit in Oregon
Travel in our motorhome across the U.S.A. with our Llasa Apso-Yorkie, Butch
Golf, Yoga, good music and more golf
PSHS grads of 1960!!!! Check the reunion message!
There have been some changes. We are looking forward to seeing you on September 22, 23rd and 24th!! Going to be a great event!!
Judy Grier Munson
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