Dragon Studios (TileArt's predecessor) was the name Jan worked under in early days. Joined by good friend Golda Goldberg, they shared a love of Mexico where had both travelled, and an appreciation of Mexican tiles, used abundantly as a decorative cladding on many fabulous domes and churches and walls in Mexican towns and cities. Together they developed the innovative air-brush glazing technique that carried TileArt into the public art arena.