I left the corporate rat race about 15 years ago and dove headlong into the custom faux finishes world. As an art student I knew that I would use my creativity as a personal expression of love and friendship. I never dreamed that I could use this gift to bring beauty and color into living and working spaces.
My passion now is to turn boring white walls into walls full of color and realistic architecture like exposed brick wall and faux wood graining painting. I call it the ooohhheffect! When someone walks into a room that was void of interest in the morning and now there is a new window with a view of Italy or maybe the room now resembles a faux exposed brick wall and courtyard filled with potted plants.... ooohhhis usually the first word I hear.
I often paint alone, plugged into my mp3 player while the hours (and daylight) disappear. Teaching while painting gives me a fun break to the lonetime. I teach while I am working in a client home, so students are acting much like an apprentice. Sometimes we get to laughing and giggling so much that the clients want to sit in the room with us, just to join in the fun.
I have two grown sons. They learned from an early age, that Mom liked to decorate. Anything. They did get a tiny bit of ribbing when they wore the T-shirts I painted. I had a glue gun and a sewing machine. That was a dangerous combination.
We have two Yorkies as our at home kids now. Suzie and Ted. It amazing what those two little mischief makers can do with painting supplies. I have had to clean off turquoise tails and fuchsia noses.
Teaching faux exposed brick wall painting and sharing my personal style with students is my passion. I usually teach one student at a time on real walls and in realistic painting environments. With my new video/book series - many students will be taught ne at a time/b> |
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