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IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo Instructors
Memphis TN
July 20-25, 2009 |
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Linda Banning
La Mura Bella
www.lamurabella.com
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| After returning from seven years living in Italy and studying fine art, Linda decided to apply her skills instead to decorative art and opened her business as La Mura Bella LLC in 2003. In only five years, the business became very successful in spite of the declining economy. Central Florida employs a high number of decorative artisans in the major attraction industry located there, and a number of these people would eventually contact Linda through her website looking for employment and training in faux finishing. The seed was planted to initiate a school, and the timing was perfectly matched to Modern Masters’ kickoff of their Platinum Training Centers. La Mura Bella’s teaching unit, “La Scuola” is the first school in Central Florida totally dedicated to the education of both the professional decorative artisan and the introduction of these arts to the DIY consumer. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
Sold Out - F608-Trancendental Shizen: Natural Beauty in Wall Decor (Part I)
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Susan Bickford
Susan Bickford Singing Walls
www.singingwalls.com
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| Susan Bickford, owner and principal artist of Susan Bickford Singing Walls, Nashville, TN, started her business in 1999 after a long detour into the world of corporate government and public affairs. Bickford studied Fine Arts and Business at Austin Peay State University graduating Magna Cum Laude from TSU with a BBA in Finance and Economics in 1992. When she had the chance to return to her roots and start her own decorative arts business, she tapped into her business experience and knowledge of finance and economics developing an automated system to track job costs and efficiently develop estimates. Through the years, Bickford refined and expanded her spreadsheet program into an automated Excel workbook template that encompasses multiple estimators, job summaries, automated proposals and invoices, overhead worksheets and break-even analysis, among other tools, that she now uses to educate and make life easier for other decorative artists. “The Client Workbook” is designed specifically for artists by an artist. In addition to having a thriving business “on the wall”, she now shares her business knowledge with the decorative painting industry, offering classes across the country in Pricing and Estimating.
Susan received the 2004 Fauxcademy Level II Platinum Trophy Award for Best Venetian Plaster, Veneziano or Marmorino Decorative Finish Project. Her finishes were featured in the custom home that won the 2005 Golden Aurora Award, a competition presented by the Southeast Building Conference recognizing excellence in design and construction. Susan is a member of the International Decorative Artisans League and member of the Atrium Chapter. She enjoys giving back to the industry through her participation in Sisters Hands Decorative Artists Consortium and serving as moderator on Murals Plus. Susan regularly collaborates with other artists both locally and nationally. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
T616-Explore a World of Finish Treasures (Part I)
TH723-Pricing Without Guesswork Part I - Demo
TH724-Pricing Without Guesswork Part II - Hands On
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Carolyn Blahosky
Stencilwerks
www.stencilwerks.com
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| Carolyn has owned Stencilwerks, a retail store, design studio and currently a website mail order catalog for the past 20 years. She has taught stenciling, faux finishing, decorative painting and design for over 25 years and has previously taught at the SALI convention in Chicago in the 1990’s. She has designed and executed over 20 designer show houses including the House That Faux Built, has been published in Somerset, Paint Decor, The Morning Call newspaper, The Easton Express newspaper and Lehigh Valley Style. She has been a member of SALI/IDAL since the mid 1980's and now serves on the IDAL Board of Directors. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
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Brian Burleigh
House of Faux
www.visithouseoffaux.com
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| Tammy, owner of House of Faux LLC, took her first decorative painting class in 1985 and knew she had found her life’s passion. After painting and teaching small projects, she decided to turn her attention to larger surfaces and commissions. With 22 yrs of field experience in faux and decorative painting she is still excited to find new and different methods of painting as well as teaching.
Brian, owner of FauxAlaCarte LLC, builder by trade, decided to join Tammy at the House of Faux in 2000. Bringing more than just brawn to their businesses, he offers a different perspective of thinking and is a pretty darn good van driver.
Throughout their career, their work has garnered many awards including two top trophies at the 2006 ‘Fauxcademy of Faux and Decorative Awards’. Recently featured in the American Painting Contractor magazine, they were honored to be chosen as one of six ‘TOP JOB’ winners throughout the country. Also in 2007, they won first prize in the 3M Blue Tape contest held nationally.
Brian and Tammy’s teaching will entertain you and their hope is to start you thinking differently. They live and teach by the phrase ‘WHAT IF?’ Their hope is that you, too, will allow this phrase to become part of your life, but most importantly, do what you love, love what you do and have FUN!
Please visit us at # www.visithouseoffaux.com to learn more about the classes we will be teaching at this years IDAL convention and to see some of the sample boards you will be adding to your portfolio. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
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Tammy Burleigh
House of Faux
www.visithouseoffaux.com
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| Tammy, owner of House of Faux LLC, took her first decorative painting class in 1985 and knew she had found her life’s passion. After painting and teaching small projects, she decided to turn her attention to larger surfaces and commissions. With 22 years of field experience in faux and decorative painting, she is still excited to find new and different methods of painting as well as teaching.
Brian, owner of FauxAlaCarte LLC, builder by trade, decided to join Tammy at the House of Faux in 2000. Bringing more than just brawn to their businesses, he offers a different perspective of thinking and is a pretty darn good van driver.
Throughout their career, their work has garnered many awards including two top trophies at the 2006 ‘Fauxcademy of Faux and Decorative Awards’. Recently featured in the American Painting Contractor magazine, they were honored to be chosen as one of six ‘TOP JOB’ winners throughout the country. Also in 2007, they won first prize in the 3M Blue Tape contest held nationally.
Brian and Tammy’s teaching will entertain you and their hope is to start you thinking differently. They live and teach by the phrase ‘WHAT IF?’ Their hope is that you, too, will allow this phrase to become part of your life, but most importantly, do what you love, love what you do and have FUN!
Please visit us at www.visithouseoffaux.com to learn more about the classes we will be teaching at this years IDAL Convention and to see some of the sample boards you will be adding to your portfolio. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
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Debra Campbell
Midwest School of Italian Plasters
www.midwestschoolofitalianplasters.com
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| Debra Campbell is an owner, educator and award winning artisan. As long as she can remember, she has wanted to do something in the arts. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts from Bowling Green State University in 1993, she enjoyed a successful first career in retail visual merchandising. She utilized the skills she learned at BGSU in fashion, interior design and color theory .
Working for retailers like Kohl's, Elder-Beerman, McAlpins and Henri Bendel led to her first experiences in gilding, mural work and other decorative painting techniques. A new passion was born! She started painting professionally on her own in 2000. She constantly strives to learn new techniques by experimenting with new methods and researching new products. She believes that staying on top of the latest trends in decorative finishing and interior design are vital to a successful business. She values continuing education and have taken courses in plastering, decorative finish techniques, stenciling and cabinet finishing from some of the industry’s finest instructors. She is a certified Master Plasterer teaching Safra plasters of Italy at her studio in West Carrollton, Ohio.
She brings to the classroom experience in residential and commercial jobs. She has done not only small, one-room projects but also large-scale projects that require a tight timeline and managing a large crew of artisans ensuring an even hand throughout the project. She has tens of thousands of square feet of experience that she can share with students. It’s one thing to make a nice sample board, but nothing beats real job experience! In 2006, she won American Painting Contractor magazine’s Top Job award for best faux finisher in the country. She has been published many times in herlocal newspapers as well as nationally distributed magazines. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
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Kirsten Carey
Orange Tree Consulting
www.orangetree123.com
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| Kirstin Carey lives the life of a business owner every day through her own companies, through her husband’s businesses and through the businesses of her clients. Since 1994 Kirstin has been helping people make more money, find better clients and sell more effectively.
She specializes in working with people who have a creative flair and are “right-brained thinkers”. Her clients include decorative painters, coaches, interior designers, photographers, videographers, restagers, florists, event planners and graphic artists throughout the U.S., Canada and Australia. Her latest book, “Starving Artist No More, Hearty Business Strategies for Creative Folks” is selling like hotcakes.
An award-winning professional speaker and consultant, Kirstin has offices based just outside of Philadelphia, PA and Phoenix, AZ. Kirstin also has a strong background working with corporate clients such as The American Cancer Society, Merck Pharmaceuticals, Crozer-Keystone Health Systems, and Verizon.
Kirstin is the President for the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Speakers Association and is an immediate past Board Member for the Main Line Chamber of Commerce. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communications from West Chester University. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
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Kathy Carroll
Chicago Institute of Fine Finishes
www.fauxbykathy.com
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| Faux finishing is Kathy Carroll's passion. As the owner of the Chicago Institute of Fine Finishes, Kathy enjoys teaching faux finishing and decorative painting. She also finds that her students appreciate her knowledge of the faux finishing and decorative painting industry. Over 14 years in the decorative arts and interior design, along with her talents in creating unique faux finishes gives Kathy a background worth sharing with other faux artisans, muralists and decorative painters.
Kathy knows that to bring the best to her students, she must also be a student; and Kathy's skills are constantly evolving as she learns new faux finishes, taking faux design classes from painting artisans and then passing along her knowledge of decorative painting techniques to her faux painting studio clients and students. Kathy's vivacious enthusiasm as a faux painting instructor is second only to her artistry and knowledge of the industry.
The relationship between Kathy and her faux finishing students does not end upon completion of a course. Taking a class from Kathy is like becoming a member of the family. Kathy prides herself on helping others begin their own faux finishing careers. Her philosophy has always been "Your Success ... is Our Success." Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
T619-Banker's Dozen (Part I)
TH622-09's Finest Nine (Part I)
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John Catalanotto
Profaux.com
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| John Catalanotto and Greg Frohnapfel began ProFaux(R) in Akron, OH in 1989 and have conducted over 1,000 workshops throughout the United States and abroad. In addition to designing and teaching special in-house programs, they have consulted and written manuals for clients such as The Faux Finisher, General Motors, Paramount Studios, Sherwin-Williams, 20th Century Fox, The White House and more. Proving that they can do what they teach, they swept three prestigious awards in a single year at the International Picture-It-Painted-Professionally Contest sponsored by the PDCA. In fact, John and Greg’s Interior Commercial project in 1994 is still the only PIPP entry to ever take a perfect score of 100! They later designed their own product line to meet the needs of working decorative artists. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
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Dwight Cumber
Jancumber, Inc.
www.jancumber.com
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| Dwight Cumber has been involved in arts and crafts for many years. Having a background in sales, a technical degree in Architecture and being an avid woodworker has helped to fit right into the areas of Decorative Painting and Home Decor. Dwight and wife Jan have worked side by side the last seven years traveling to National Decorative Painting Trade Shows. At these shows they teach classes and set up booths to promote patterns designed by Dwight and Jan. These designs promote the use of Gallery Glass Window Color, a faux stained glass product, by Plaid Enterprises, Inc. The couple has a certification program for “faux stained glass” enthusiasts. Participants attending classes, or more specifically “the ladies”, love it when Dwight takes over to teach his section of the certification program. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
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Cynthia Davis
Cynthia Designs
www.cynthiadesigns.com
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| Cynthia Davis has been a decorative artist since 1993 and has owned Cynthia Designs, a decorative design and painting company, since 1994. She has been a IDAL member since 1996 and has taken classes with IDAL at many Conventions. Cynthia has a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Vermont and has continued her study of art at the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston, MA; Silvermine Artisans Guild in CT; and the Brookfield Art Center in CT as well as traveled and studied in the US and abroad with the industry's top professionals. Cynthia has studied ornament painting at Pratt University, NYC and at the Bottega D'arte School in Florence, Italy. She has also studied the technique of Fresco and Tempura painting in France under the instruction of French Fresco painter, Laurence Sousa, and participated in a church restoration. She is currently designing her own stencil line for the industry. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
W114-Never Say "No" To Allovers Again
TH615-Designing Your Own Ornament
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Barbara Dickerson
Dickerson's Fine Arts
www.dickersonsfinearts.com
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| Barbara Dickerson has been a professional artist since 1985. This career course was a surprise since her degree from the University of Illinois was in Education with a year of graduate studies in Administration from Mesa College in San Diego, CA.
Barbara started painting for fun after her three children were born. She was surprised by being accepted into the most prestigious art shows up and down the east coast. Her professional career was born. For seventeen years Barbara used a beautiful, Flemish Old Masters Palette for her landscapes and a flamboyant, impressionistic style for florals which she expressed on canvas and murals in private homes and schools. Barbara learned these beautiful palettes and techniques in Houston, Texas, in the mid-seventies.
Finally, tiring of doing shows, Barbara decided to see if she could build a new business by teaching her secrets to the public. Armed with her Education degree, Barbara blended her knowledge of teaching with her knowledge and love of fine arts. Within three years Barbara was steadfast into her new career with full classes and a waiting list. Numerous newspaper articles have been written about her classes.
Barbara's art education keeps expanding by her taking numerous workshops from well known artists around the United States. Barbara is an ongoing student of Dalhart Windberg. "The Artist of Texas" and "In the Path of the Masters" are two biographies written about him. Dalhart was so impressed with Barbara's skill and teaching status that he made two rare visits to Georgia to teach a week long workshop to her students.
Besides her weekly classes throughout the Atlanta area, Barbara continues to paint murals and teach workshops on color, mood and harmonious color schemes. Barbara's strengths include an innate "feel" for color, mood, depth and originality. She goes the second mile with her students. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
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Laine Discepoli
Miss Elaineous Studio
www.misselaineous.net
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| Laine Discepoli has been painting for as long as she can remember. After earning a marketing degree from Bentley College in Boston, she went on to enjoy a 15 year career in Advertising. However, her passion was truly in the arts and she spent free time experimenting with paint on walls and handmade crafts as Miss Elaineous "just for fun." When the fun showed promise of big business, she made it official in 2000 and never looked back on corporate life. Laine and business partner/husband John then fulfilled a life long dream of opening a studio in 2004. Her teaching theme would be considered "empowerment" and believes that with true passion - great art can be achieved (the skills and techniques can be learned!) Classes are informative and entertaining covering special interest finishes, business, product knowledge and more. Miss Elaineous is an Adicolor and Proceed System boutique offering a variety of tools for the discriminating finisher.
Laine uses her business savvy and marketing background as the power behind her artistic passion. As a busy mother of 14 year old twins, she understands the struggle that so many finishers have balancing family and faux. She speaks freely about tricks and tools of the trade that experience has taught her - from products to techniques to time management. She is down to earth, intensely creative and believes that "we create our own luck", as supported by her success. She built her business from the ground up and within only five years, replaced her corporate salary. In addition to her own studio, Laine has been an invited teacher at various decorative painting forums including SALI (now IDAL), The Decorative Arts Show and classes at Master Finishing Studio in Houston, TX.
Miss Elaineous has consistently won 1st and 2nd place awards annually at the Cincinnati Homearama since 2002. Laine's work has been featured in numerous newspaper and magazine articles including "Housetrends", and most recently she was selected as a contributor in Designer Faux Finishing, the new book by Victor DiMasi. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
F611-Get In, Get Out, Get Paid!
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Jan Easters Cumber
Jancumber, Inc.
www.jancumber.com
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| Jan Easters Cumber is a freelance designer with a background in art and a degree in architectural drafting and design. A resident of Warrenton, Georgia and a member of SDP, Jan is also an avid muralist, to date the largest mural being 18' tall and 80' long, an artist working in all mediums, a demonstrator and teacher with a real BIG passion for "Faux Stained Glass". Jan and her husband, Dwight, founded Jancumber, Inc. which includes a program of classes, workshops, and seminars as well as a certification. Jan and Dwight teach together at national decorative painting conventions such as SDP, HOOT and Artist Expo across the country. You will find articles by Jan in magazines such as Romantic Homes, Paint Works, One Day Decorating, Pack-O-Fun, Crafts 'n Things, BHG Christmas and Ezines on Faux Stained Glass projects found on the web. Jan also has several "How To" segments airing on Vicki Payne's Paint, Paint, Paint on PBS. It was while working for Plaid Enterprises, Inc., a manufacturer of paint products and craft materials as well as "how to books", that Jan learned about product research, development and quality control. Jan has designed projects and written a number of books on Gallery Glass Window Color, a product of Plaid. Jan was a team member of the Media Marketing Department, creating project kits for QVC and HSN Home Shopping Networks, traveling the US and abroad while working for Plaid. Product development, product technique and how to publications has become a viable part of Jancumber, Inc. Jan developed a line of three new products in 2009 that includes a faux glass paint. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
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Jennifer Ferguson
Artistic Painting Studio
www.artisticpaintingstudio.com
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| Owner and designer of The Stencilled Garden, Jennifer has been teaching at the IDAL Conventions for the past nine years. She also owns a decorative painting store and studio called the Artistic Painting Studio. She is a regular guest on the Carol Duvall Show and has also appeared on Smart Solutions with Maty Monfort, Kitty Bartholomew: You’re Home, and Aleene’s Creative Living. She is the author of several books: Painted Chairs, Painted Whimsies, Trashformations and Painted Fabric Fun. Jennifer is a talented, creative and patient teacher who loves to teach and share. Jennifer is currently serving as the EXPO chairperson for the IDAL Convention. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
T615-Urban Loft (Part I)
Sold Out - TH618-Artistic Cabinetry (Part I)
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Pierre Finkelstein
Pierre Finkelstein Institute
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| Mr. Finkelstein, who is the owner and principal painter at Grand Illusion Decorative Painting, Inc., is recognized worldwide as a superior craftsman and master in the art of faux painting. He specializes in high-end residential and museum work.
He creates photo realistic faux finishes, faux marble and faux wood, intricate glazing, 18th and 19th Century patinas, gilding, handmade plaster finishes, handpainted ornamentation, custom-cut stenciling and architectural trompe l'oeil for internationally acclaimed interior designers and architects. His field of expertise is a recreation of 18th and 19th Century period rooms. He also works as a consultant on extensive projects, recommending and writing recipes for different finishes.
Mr. Finkelstein started his career twenty three years ago as a sign painter. In 1986 he graduated from the Van Der Kelen Painting Institute in Brussels and was given a gold medal for his superior skills. In 1990 he was awarded the distinguished title of "Best Craftsman of France" for decorative painting by the French government and since has won numerous awards from the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America.
He runs and teaches a short-term successful program on high-end decorative painting twice a year in NYC at the Pierre Finkelstein Institute of Decorative Painting and is often a guest teacher and speaker at other schools throughout the United States.
He has authored two well-known books on decorative painting: Recipes for Surfaces, (Simon & Shuster) and The Art of Faux (Watson-Guptill). The latest book, The Art of Faux, is an excellent source on decorative finishes for designers and architects. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
T304-Money Making Woodgraining (Part I)
TH305-Money Making Faux Marble (Part I)
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Richard Fischer
Deco Illusions, LLC
www.decoillusions.com
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| Richard Fischer owns Deco Illusions based out of Fort Wayne, IN. He started in this trade 13 years ago and has been working to enrich his skill and background through classes, seminars and hands-on experience. His company is dedicated to residential and commercial faux finishes and stenciling with a concentration on Old World and historical finishes. Deco Illusions was recently featured in Business People Magazine of Northern Indiana. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
TH625-Artistry In Decorative Concrete Beyond Floors (Part I)
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Greg Frohnapfel
Profaux.com
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| John Catalanotto & Greg Frohnapfel began ProFaux(R) in Akron, OH in 1989 and have conducted over 1,000 workshops throughout the United States and abroad. In addition to designing and teaching special in-house programs, they have consulted and written manuals for clients such as The Faux Finisher, General Motors, Paramount Studios, Sherwin-Williams, 20th Century Fox, The White House and more. Proving that they can do what they teach, they swept three prestigious awards in a single year at the International Picture-It-Painted-Professionally Contest sponsored by the PDCA. In fact, John and Greg’s Interior Commercial project in 1994 is still the only PIPP entry to ever take a perfect score of 100! They later designed their own product line to meet the needs of working decorative artists. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
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Shauna Gallagher
Artistic Living Studio, Inc.
www.artisticlivingstudio.com
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| With 20 years of expertise in the design industry ranging from art to architectural coatings, Shauna's work has graced many of the finest homes and businesses in the Greater Sacramento area and throughout California. Founded in February 2004, Artistic Living Studio, Inc. (ALS) is now the premier west coast Modern Masters Platinum Training Center (PTC) and a proud division of the Kelly S. King Academy offering comprehensive instruction in the revolutionary Modern Masters Platinum Series, an eco-friendly line of decorative finishing products. Shauna's teaching includes Preferred Applicator classes of the Platinum Shizen and Bellezza lines as well as a myriad of finishing courses including: Custom Walls, Furniture & Cabinetry Finishes, Venetian Plaster, Shimmer Plasters, Marbling, Wood Graining, Trompe L’oeil and more. Shauna has instructed and mentored over 1000 students in the art of the decorative finish and passionately pursues continued growth, innovation and education in her field.
Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
T213-Skyscapes (Part I)
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Patrick Ganino
Faux Forum
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| Patrick Ganino is the owner of Creative Evolution and CE's Institute of Decorative Painting. For almost a decade, Patrick has graced many Connecticut homes and businesses with his custom murals and beautiful faux finishes. His work has been seen in many newspaper articles and featured in such magazines as The Faux Finisher, The Artistic Stenciler and Paint and Decorating Retailer. Patrick is also the founder of www.fauxforum.com, an online comunity of artists from all over the world. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
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Susie Goldenberg
Paintin' The Town, Faux
www.paintinthetown.com
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| Susie Goldenberg started Paintin' the Town Faux in 1988 out of her love for the decorative arts and her natural flare for color and design. An art major and graduate of Ohio University, she has studied with master decorative artists from around the world. A professional decorative artist and faux finisher, she teaches beginning to advanced classes at Paintin' the Town Faux from coast to coast. She has been featured on HGTV; in magazines including Better Homes and Gardens, Atlanta Home and Lifestyles and The Building Link among others; and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution; and in many show houses throughout Atlanta. She has featured columns in several decorative arts magazines. Susie is dedicated and committed to sharing her love of faux finishing with her students; helping clients enhance the beauty of their homes and businesses; and sharing her knowledge, experience and expertise to help others succeed in the decorative arts business. She has volunteered her creative services to the Make A Wish Foundation, World Mission and Habitat for Humanity. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
F614-Countertop Finishes That Sell
S615-Urban Cabinet Finishes
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Joe Greco
Tradetec International, Inc.
www.totemacademy.com
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| As a Graduate of Architectural Design Technology in 1986, Joe had the opportunity to design and build many retail spaces and developed design concepts for major retailers in North America. With over 10 years of interior design and project management, the exploration of Italian plasters and creation of synthetic products became his North American passion from 1990 through to 2005. As the founder of ADICOLOR INC. (Canada), Joe worked in conjunction with the Italian partners ADICOLOR srl to build and create one of the first truly Italian Paint companies in Canada and United States. In 2006 he embarked in a new endeavor becoming Totems Coatings' New Technical Analyst and educator. His many years of experience gave him the qualification to become part of an incredible team of devoted visionaries that have, through Totem Coatings, blueprinted a new way of life. Green plasters and paint, with 0 VOC’s, is the Totem Coatings direction. With over hundreds of students from North America, Europe and most recently teaching in the Middle East, their education programs have proven much success. Allowing the students to think OUTSIDE the box of application connects Joe and them to new levels of energy. Joe believes that as our world evolves with educated contractors, artists and designers, the knowledge of toxics and chemicals brings Totem Coatings to the cutting edge. They bring the latest in technology and simplicity and make artists' work time- and cost-efficient with style. He is proud to serve Totem Coatings through his industry experience. Knowledge is our strength in believing that we never stop learning ... “Green” is now our trend ... The intellectual tools critical to shaping a better business! A true manufacturer of earth friendly coatings, TOTEM COATINGS, a brand created by TRADETEC INTERNATIONAL serves a global universe with Made in Canada products. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
T605-Retro Lime Finishes
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Sheri Hoeger, CSA
Big Oak Arts/The Mad Stencilist
www.bigoakarts.com
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| Sheri Hoeger, aka The Mad Stencilist, has worked in the decorative painting field since 1988 focusing her custom work on residential interior decorative painting. She has embellished a wide variety of surfaces including hardwood floors, drapery fabric, tile, furniture, sisal rugs and (of course) walls. Her love of Trompe l’oeil is apparent in her whimsical yet realistic mural work. Sheri continues to increase her knowledge of technique by exploring new mediums and by attending workshops taught by leaders in the decorative painting and fine art fields combining these new skills with her tried and true methods to bring her innovative artistic style to her painting projects.
Sheri has produced Embellishments Stencils since 1993 which now features over 200 of her original stencil designs. From Trompe l’oeil to farm animals, fruit garlands to flowers, these intricately cut, realistic designs are available for home or professional use. The Mad Stencilist also produces the SayWhat? custom cut lettering system for the application of letter perfect text on virtually any surface. Sheri is nationally known for her airbrush stenciling, and her work has influenced the use of this tool by custom Stencilers throughout the country. Sheri has taught workshops since 1993 including classes at the annual IDAL Convention. Her studio in Placerville can accommodate up to ten students.
Sheri’s work and stencils have been featured in many home shows and national magazines such as Better Homes and Gardens Paint Décor, The Artistic Stenciler, Airbrush Action, Window & Wall Ideas, Romantic Homes, 1001 Decorating Ideas and Somerset Studio. Sheri contributed a chapter on airbrushing interiors to the Ultimate Airbrush Handbook by Pamela Shanteau. Her work is also featured in Stenciling Techniques by Jane Gauss, Trompe l’oeil Murals with Stencils by Melanie Royals, the Stamped and Stenciled Home by Doris Glovier and Stenciling for the First Time by Rebecca Carter. Sheri has appeared as a guest on television with Christopher Lowell and on the Carol Duvall Show. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
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Sheri Hunt
Surface Impressions Decorative Painting & Plastering
sheriahunt@msn.com
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| Sheri Hunt is the owner and principal artist of Surface Impressions serving clients in The Colorado Springs area for the past 13 years. Surface Impressions offers a full range of decorative painting and plastering services including faux finishing/glazing, decorative plastering, murals, wood graining, marble, gilding, trompe l’oeil and grisaille ornamentation. Sheri's work has been featured in Paint Pro Magazine, Homefront Magazine and The Artistic Stenciller. She is a past Featured Artist for Royal Design Studios. Her work has been featured annually in the Colorado Springs Parade of Homes since 2000. Sheri believes that the path of the professional decorative painter comes with a lifelong learning curve. Although she has reached a high level of practice, she continues to take classes from master craftsmen in her industry to build and refine her skills. She has traveled to study with world-renowned master artisans in the US, Canada and Italy. Currently serving as the Colorado Chapter President for the PDPA, Sheri is working to elevate the level of this industry for herself and fellow artisans who embrace the traditions of quality craftsmanship. She believes strongly in the power of beauty, the luxury of color and the importance of good design. She combines her skills with these concepts to bring forth artistically-inspired living spaces that reflect each customer's individuality. Please visit our studio at the Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts in Palmer Lake, CO. Our showroom for upscale, boutique-style, decorative-painting will begin offering classes in 2009. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
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Nancy Jones, CST
ArtWorks! ... Spokane, Inc.
www.artworksspokane.com
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| With thirty (did I admit that!) years experience in all aspects of the decorative painting business including shop owner, retailer, teacher and custom decorative painter, Nancy Jones is a full time decorative painting instructor and custom faux finisher at her own studio/showroom, ArtWorks! ... Spokane's Decorative Arts Institute. Nancy holds national certification from the International Decorative Artisans League (CS and CST) and the Paint & Decorating Retailers Association. In addition, ArtWorks! ... Spokane is a teaching partner school of Royal Design Studio and Modello Designs featuring Extraordinary Stenciled Effects as well as a certified SkimStone(TM) training facility. Using her extensive training in the latest decorative painting techniques and products, Nancy and her team of trained decorative painters do custom faux finishes, designer plaster applications and SkimStone(TM) concrete finishes in residential and commercial settings.
She is a member of the Society of Decorative Painters, IDAL and Emerald City Artisans and is a charter member of the Inland Northwest Decorative Artisans. She has taught decorative painting since 1985 and has taught at community colleges as well as four IDAL Conventions. She is currently serving IDAL on the Education Committee as Teacher Chairman. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
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Amy Ketteran
Ketteran Studios
www.ketteranstudios.com
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| Amy founded Ketteran Studios in Columbia, MD as a way to combine her classical and theatrical art training. She received her BA in studio art from Grinnell College and her MFA in Scenic Art from Brandeis University. Her varied training allows her to work quickly and efficiently without sacrificing the quality and individuality achieved in studio work. Amy's teaching experience has led to her instruction philosophy which is based on teaching her students to learn how to see and then using that skill to create better visual art. She prefers not to lecture, instead having her students work in a methodical process which can help to de-mystify some aspects of artistic creation. Her emphasis is to help the student develop skills that can be applied in any media, not just the painting techniques seen in the studio. Amy is a member of IDAL and is currently the president of the Chesapeake Bay Stencilers. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
F724-What I Wish I Knew Then
S225-Presenting and Pricing Murals for Profit
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Georgina King
Van Gogh Art School
www.fakeit.ca
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| Georgina King of Benjamin Moore, is a Colour Consultant, Decorative Artist, Educator and Seminar Leader. She has previously taught at SALI conventions and been featured extensively across Canada and the U.S. and China at conventions, trade shows, and on many T.V. and radio shows. Georgina is passionate about the ever-evolving paint and colour industry and loves to bring colour into her customers’ and audiences’ lives. Now partnering with Kathy van Gogh of van Gogh Art School, she and Kathy have recently opened a successful studio and classroom in the Vancouver area offering courses to professional finishers, contractors, homeowners and schoolchildren. Sharing their years of knowledge is rewarding, exciting and fulfilling. Georgina and Kathy hope you enjoy their fun and educational class! Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
S413-Canvas Art for Dec Painters-Abstract Gilding
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| In 1984, Kelly S. King began his career much the same way as many of his students: starting with a basic talent and interest in decorative painting combined with a burning desire to continually increase his knowledge of faux painting techniques, Kelly soon found himself being offered freelance faux painting assignments for applying his unique wall and ceiling finishes, European plasters, marbling, stenciling and other faux painting applications.
Kelly's first endeavor was The Painting Pros, Inc.(TM) which continues today as a full-service paint contracting company offering general painting, faux painting and decorative finishing services. As word of his unique talent spread, Kelly once more found himself being offered a number of prestigious faux painting projects throughout the country and abroad. His many faux finish commissions include residential homes and estates, commercial properties, governor's mansions and even European castles including Princess Park Manor in London, England.
Kelly uses his combined field talent, his travels abroad and his education from talented European craftsmen along with his artistic gifts to deliver the best training possible. Involved with classes in every division of decorative painting, Kelly believes that a student who wishes to seek out instruction in this field needs to be trained and supported by someone with vast knowledge of faux painting techniques and who supports the integrity of the trade. His experience lends much credibility to the faux painting classes offered through The Kelly S. King Academy of Faux Painting & Decorative Finishing, Inc., and he uses this very experience to train students to master the world's finest faux and decorative finishes. Kelly S. King has trained thousands of successful students and has become one of the nation's leading choices for training in faux and decorative finishing.
Kelly’s latest endeavor is as the Director of Education and Product Development for Modern Masters, Inc. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
T606-Mixed Metallic Finishes (Part I)
Sold Out - F608-Trancendental Shizen: Natural Beauty in Wall Decor (Part I)
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Yaeko Kurimata
Faux Arts Design
www.fauxartsdesign.com
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| Yaeko Kurimata has been a decorative artist since 1991. She established Faux Arts Design (F.A.D.) in 2000 in Tokyo, Japan and has since worked for commercial clients offering unique and creative design solutions. Kurimata's energy, talent and commitment to quality have won her the loyalty of many large businesses. Today, with a great team consisting of 15 creative people, F.A.D. has grown into a leading company and has gained notoriety for providing outstanding design services that include decorative painting, mural work, plasters, wall treatments, and silk screening. Kurimata's second company, Goldfish Waves Inc. (GFW), was established in 2006 and has since provided design and color planning for commercial locations. In 2008 GFW produced "KATAGAMI", a line of Japanese stencil design patterns. Kurimata’s desire is to share the beauty of Japanese historical patterns with painters worldwide. The two companies, Faux Art Design and Goldfish Waves Inc., focus on the artisan's quality work and project designs. Kurimata’s vision is that of sharing and letting her works grow together with her “dream team”. Both companies continue to serve clients across Japan and have recently opened a studio in Beijing, China. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
TH611-Heian Style Silk Fabric
F610-Modern Edo Style Patterns
S203-Modern Japanese Painting
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Lori Le Mare
Modern Masters Inc.
www.modernmasters.com
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| Lori Le Mare is an artist who is proficient in the craft of decorative painting. This encompasses such areas as murals, trompe l'oeil, restoration, marbling, woodgraining, stone, gilding, polished plaster, painted furniture, painted ornament, wall glazing, etc.
Lori has been teaching decorative painting since 1988. Her school and studio are located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She holds annual mural painting courses/holidays in Tuscany. She works out of her studio designing and decorating finishes for private clients.
Lori has taught and worked internationally in Canada, USA, China, France and Italy. She has appeared and helped produce numerous videos for Ritins Studio and Modern Masters.
Lori acts as a consultant to Modern Masters in developing their decorative paint line of products. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
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Gary Lord
Prismatic Painting Studio
www.prismaticpainting.com
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| Gary Lord is a master decorative artist, author, international teacher and television personality. Gary is also the owner of two nationally recognized companies, Gary Lord Wall Options and Prismatic Painting Studio. Wall Options, his residential and commercial faux finishing business, has won countless awards in faux finishing at various home shows around the city of Cincinnati. It was also honored with the best faux finisher in the nation award in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 by the Painting and Decorating Retailers of America and in 2003, 2004 and 2006 by American Painting Contractors. Through his company, Prismatic Painting Studio, he teaches nationally and internationally. In October 2007 he will be hosting his fifth international working tour which will take place in and around the beautiful region of Florence, Italy. Gary has authored three books: “Great Paint Finishes for a Gorgeous Home”, “Marvelous Murals you can Paint” and “It’s Faux Easy”. He offers companion videos and DVDs to these books along with a variety of faux finishing tools and supplies on his website at www.prismaticpainting.com. He has appeared on over 100 television shows demonstrating decorative finishes and has written numerous articles on decorative painting for national magazines. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
T617-Fauxtastic Finishes
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Andre Martinez
www.andremartinez.org
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| André Martinez, President and founder of the Faux Design Center, has been an applied artist in Colorado for 17 years. His first years were spent in traditional art settings designing jewelry, sculpting and painting fine art. For over 11 years, his remodel company, Colorado Custom Remodel, showcased André's talent and skill in construction and art. His custom inlayed furniture, concrete countertops, award winning decorative painting, metal fabrications and training with master decorative painters and plasterers in Europe have helped him achieve a master level of craftsmanship. His use of new art mediums in application to decorating residential and commercial projects has brought him international recognition in the decorative painting community. "Working in an industry that is focused on bridging the gap between fine art and construction has been the most rewarding thing yet," says André. André divides his time between working in the field, consulting, lecturing and instructing for the Decorative Painting and Interior Design industry. André holds the Education chair on the Board of Directors for the Professional Decorative Painters Association and is now teaching THE PRINCIPLES OF APPLIED ARTS curriculum at the School of Applied Arts. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
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Arlene McLoughlin
Creative Evolution
www.arlenemurals.com
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| Arlene McLoughlin has been painting unique wall murals for over twenty years. Arlene painted her first mural while attending grade school at St. Boniface in Elmont. She went on to graduate with a B.F.A. from the Fashion Institute of Technology. While Arlene enjoyed the excitement of working in NYC, she longed for the creative freedom that comes with running her own painting studio. Arlene has studied with some of the finest decorative artists in the country. Arlene and her staff of professionally trained artisans exude enthusiasm and creativity; some of their areas of expertise include fine Italian plasters, furniture decoration, Skimstone decorative concrete and custom murals. Arlene is a member of the International Decorative Artisans League, The Society of Decorative Painters, The Suburban Art League and a teacher at the Long Island Art League. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
TH213-Undersea Fantasy Tapestry
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Lucretia Moroni
Fatto a Mano
fatto-a-mano.com
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| Lucretia Moroni was born in Milan, Italy. She attended the renowned Van der Kelen School in Brussels and continued her training in interiors with the Renzo Mongiardino architecture firm in Milan. After working with Franco Zeffirelli for the sets of La Traviata, she moved to New York City in the early 1980’s. She has worked on a large number of private and public projects, including the renovation of Bethesda Fountain in Central Park, residences in Italy, South America and the U.S. Her work has been published widely in design and general magazines worldwide.
Lucretia Moroni in 1997 also founded Fatto a Mano, a creative workshop located in New York, which designs and produces a variety of printed silk and linen fabrics, a collection of wallpapers, floor treatments such as faux-mosaics, painted rugs and wood inlays, murals and glass and mirror panels. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
TH117-Reverse Stenciling
F116-Faux Tapestry and Floor Painting
S318-Italian Faux Marble Tricks
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Helen Morris
The Stencil Library
www.stencil-library.com
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| Born in Singapore, Helen spent her childhood in various countries. She went to a proper English boarding school where she developed an inventive approach to art, drama and rule bending. She had decided that when she grew up she would either be a world famous movie star or a world famous fashion designer, but that was because she had never owned a stencil set as a child. If she had, it would not have taken twenty-eight years before Helen realized that she was going to be a stenciler. Her company, The Stencil Library, is twenty one years old this fall; it was by happy accident that Helen was there at the birth. She had just finished appearing in her first movie, the role was tiny but it was a good start. Stencils were far from her mind. Helen's husband was a graphic designer; he made and used stencils in his work. She made a chance discovery that the British public might be in need of his stencil designing skills, and it set them both on a new adventure. Their first 250 stencils were designed by Chips, Helen's husband. She hand cut every one of them with a surgical scalpel. The completed collection was brought to the public's attention by some wonderful praise in World of Interiors and Elle Decoration magazine, the two UK decorating bibles of the time. The demand for their style of stencils was higher than they had anticipated. In addition, publishers wanted them to stencil room sets for their books and magazines, customers wanted their homes stenciling, television programs wanted Helen to demonstrate what could be done with this wonder tool. People wanted to take classes. Helen had to learn to stencil. That was the beginning. Chips has now designed around four thousand stencils. Helen taught herself to stencil and has since shared her techniques with countless people through workshops, writing, lectures and television in both Europe and America. She is said to be a leading expert on her subject. The Stencil Library is now well respected worldwide, a tiny company with a big reputation. Helen will be delighted to share more of the story with you at Convention this year. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
S108-Stenciling ... It's a Whole New World
S109-Techniques for Stenciled Print Rooms
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Ann Onusko
Great Lakes Decorative Arts Studio
www.greatlakesdas.com
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| Ann Onusko is the owner and principal instructor of the Great Lakes Decorative Arts Studio in Cleveland, Ohio. Ann opened the studio to share her expertise through classes that are “On the Wall” enabling students to learn techniques in the same manner that they will use while on location in clients’ homes. Ann began her business after managing a premier special events company for a decade. The company’s need for specialized props and quality faux painting products led her to study with the best faux artists around the country. Her designs for the boutique/cafe', Isola Bella, were featured in Volume IV of Faux Effects World Magazine. In October 2007 Ann was invited to join 61 other artists from around the world to present her work at the Meeting of the Masters in Dallas, Texas. Ann is an active member of the Society of Gilders and recently joined the SOG volunteers in New Orleans to work on architectural gilding and repairing damaged frames. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
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Donna Phelps
Sarasota School of Faux & Architectural Finishing
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| Donna Phelps is an accomplished faux and decorative artist and has operated a successful faux finishing business for the past fifteen years. She has trained extensively at schools from California to Florida with masters of the industry.
As owner and principle instructor of Sarasota School of Faux & Architectural Finishing, Donna continues to study new products and techniques as they are developed. Ongoing studies at The Faux Effects Studio with the Faux Effects product lines, as well as at other fine painting institutions, help keep her teaching style fresh and her techniques cutting edge. Her more than 20 years of training and experience translates into her ability to offer her students a wealth of real world knowledge, technical support and the unique opportunity to learn to execute complex finishes with simple and profitable techniques.
Sarasota School of Faux & Architectural Finishing is a Professional Faux Effects Licensed Training and Distribution Center. The school offers a full complement of the Faux Effects Signature Series of workshops including all Designer Wall classes. Other classes focused on introducing the latest innovations in the Faux Effects product line such as RsCrete and LusterSuede are exciting new additions to the curriculum. Donna’s personal Design Collection Series of classes utilizes a very special line of raised plaster stencils along with fabulous combinations of Faux Effects textures and metallics. The exciting line of stencils, marketed as The Victoria Larsen Professional Collection of Raised Plaster Stencils, is exclusively distributed by Donna and her school.
With her enthusiasm and creativity well in place, Donna will always offer her clients and her students cutting edge finishes and techniques with a smile. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
T507-Fantastic Foils & Faux Effects!
Sold Out - W509-Modern Ways! Modern Pays!
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Jacek Prowinski
Splendour Studios
www.splendourstudios.com
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| Jacek Prowinski has a teaching degree and is a graduate of a professional painting school. He has taught all aspects of faux painting workshops ranging from one-day to five-day comprehensive training sessions. Owner of Splendour Studios in Westmont, Illinois, Jacek has directed crews on-site for both residential and commercial commissions. His extensive field experience enables him to empower his students with not only cutting edge decorative finishes but on-the-job advice and business savvy. Jacek has been profiled in a number of publications including The Faux Finisher, Artistic Stenciller and Profiles in Faux Finishing. Splendour Studios is a full-service decorative painting studio. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
T502-Vogue Finishes II (Part I)
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Rodney Ray
Bella Vernici Concrete
www.bellavernici.com
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Cathy Rinn
www.kellybellestudio.com
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| Cathy Rinn is a graduate of Moore College of Art and Design and has enjoyed a career in art for 20 years. First, as a fashion designer, art instructor, and now, full-time decorative painter. Cathy is owner of KellyBelle Studio in Maryland; offering residential and commercial decorative finishes for over 5 years. Her art interests began as a child, completing every craft and painting kit she could get her hands on. Initially self-taught in the decorative painting industry, Cathy continually attends classes and workshops to upgrade her skills and knowledge of different products and techniques. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
S614-Simple Designer Finishes
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Melanie Royals, CS
Modello Designs/Royal Design Studio
www.royaldesignstudio.com
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| A self-taught decorative artist and entrepreneur, Melanie Royals has developed a reputation as a leading innovator and educator in the art of stenciling and decorative painting through her company, Royal Design Studio. Melanie’s new company, Modello Designs, offers a revolutionary approach to the design and application of decorative pattern to all surfaces. Custom-designed and custom-sized, Modello decorative masking patterns are cut to order for use on all surfaces including walls, ceilings, wood, plaster, concrete and more.
As the founder and creative force behind Royal Design Studio and Modello Designs, Melanie shares her passion for paint and its exciting possibilities through television appearances, books, instructional videos, website and workshops offered throughout the country. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
Sold Out - T112-Metallics With a Twist
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Tania Seabock
www.ceilingdesigner.com
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| Tania Seabock is mostly known for her ornate ceilings and designs which she paints all by hand. Her style is inspired by Arabic geometric patterns, mosaic art and European ornaments. She specializes in wood-grain, marble, gilding and ornamental ceilings.
Before focusing on Decorative Painting she worked with Sculpture in Mold Making and Casting. She has a broad understanding of artists’ materials such as plaster, rubber, plastics, waxes and glass. Her knowledge of Decorative Painting and Gilding materials is very extensive as well. Her quest for knowledge eventually took her overseas to study wood grain and marble in France where she graduated from the Nadai-Verdon School of decorative painting.
She has had many prestigious commissions. To name a few: Prince of United Arab Emirates' home in Washington DC, Trump Tower in NYC, restoration and gilding at the US Treasury Building and The Old Executives Building in Washington DC through John Canning and has recently exhibited at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco.
Her works are published in various magazines, and she has been published in a book called “The House that Faux Built” by Adrienne Van Dooren. She has three how-to DVD’s filmed by Creative Evolution. She is a moderator on a very active Decorative Painting forum called FauxForum.com. She was Vice-President of the Stencil Artisans League Chapter of Washington DC called CADA (Capital Area Decorative Artisans) in 2006. She has been featured in the Sherwin Williams Hall of Fame. Tania now takes private commissions and also teaches at various Decorative Painting Schools and Conventions.
Tania lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband, Ian, and their identical twin boys, Roman and Elijah Seabock. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
TH320-Trompe L'oeil Gold Leaf Ornament
TH807-Inlay Marble Demo
S317-Trompe L'oeil Tile and Wood
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Dean Sickler
Dundean Studios, Inc.
www.dundean.com
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| Dean Sickler is the Director and core instructor of Dundean Studios, a working and teaching studio in Chatham, NJ. He has been in the painting and decorating business since 1975 having started as an apprentice painter in Los Angeles. In 1986 he founded Dundean Studios as a decorative arts studio and has since executed decorative and art commissions across North America. He has been active in conservation and restoration work and holds a BA in Art & Art History from University of Toronto.
In 1998, Dundean Studios evolved into an independent decorative arts school and studio. It has since provided instruction to over a thousand professional faux finishers, painters and inspired amateurs with an emphasis on product knowledge, technique and execution. The Studio has been very fortunate to have been able to invite top-notch European talent to teach and share knowledge.
Dean has a national reputation for being in the forefront of the new water-borne technologies and is regularly consulted by multi-national manufacturers in product improvements and color design. He lectures across the country on numerous topics involving the decorating and design field and has exhibited and demonstrated in many European and US cities. He is on the Board of the Professional Decorative Painters Association and is on the NJ District PDCA Board. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
TH609-The Magnificent Seven (Part I)
S526-The Keys To Color
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Laurie Spagnolia, CS, CST
Painting a Dream
www.paintingadream.com
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| Laurie Spagnolia is a certified IDAL (formerly SALI) teacher and IDAL certified stenciler. She has over a decade of experience as a professional in the faux and decorative arts field. Laurie is active in SALI and SDP as well as many other organizations and has been a member of the Mid-Atlantic Faux and Decorative Artisans Chapter of the PDCA. Laurie is a working artisan skilled in the conception, design and execution of stencils on all surfaces. In addition to teaching at Dundean Studios in Chatham, NJ where she has been a Primary Instructor for over eight years, she has also taught at the Isabel O’Neil Studio in New York and held numerous workshops in local IDAL chapters. Laurie is also trained in the craft of sign painting and has used these skills as an enhancement to her decorative work. Laurie works as a decorative artist in the New Jersey area and is the owner and house artist for Painting a Dream(C) as well as the designer for Painting a Dream Stencils(C). You can see her work and full line of stencils at www.paintingadream.com. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
T109-Damask Stenciling
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Julie Stonehouse
Stonehouse Design Company
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| Julie Stonehouse began Stonehouse Design Company in 1997 and mainly sold faux finishes to her clients. She soon began teaching at paint stores, home art galleries, artist studios and, of course, at Golden Poppies Stencil Guild meetings. A member of IDAL since 1998 and past-president of the Golden Poppies, Julie has evolved as an artist and has fallen in love with metal leaf! She enjoys gilding Victorians in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as making murals, painting faux bois, distressing furniture and trompe l’oeil. In college she earned a degree in Textiles and is the lead textile instructor at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in San Francisco. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
TH616-Gilding Fundamentals
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Jon Sunde
The Jon Sunde Studio
www.jonsunde.com
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| Jon is a stucco mason. He began painting houses in ‘94 for a benevolent and kindly man who taught him the trade. He opened his own shop in ‘99 and was immediately not very successful.
Enough was earned however, that through a combination of meager diet and substandard accommodation, he was able to spend 4 ½ months at some of the world’s finest trade schools; from the Day Studio Workshop in San Francisco to the IPEDEC in Paris, even if it meant sometimes staying in a van down by the river.
While in France, Jon heard about Philippe Chastel and knew that a pilgrimage was called for. A journey involving train, bus and automobile was necessary to reach the small, medieval village of Ciran. There Philippe taught him the rudiments of antique stucco work, a life-altering experience.
But before he could leave the village, an evil spell was cast over him. Now he can only talk about lime, stucco and wood lath, much to the chagrin of both his wife and apprentice Simon. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
W611-Tadelakt & Sgrafitto (Part I)
S812-Lime: Theory and Practice
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Adrienne Van Dooren
Creative Enterprises
www.fauxhouse.com
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| Adrienne van Dooren, author of The House that Faux Built, Transform Your Home with Paint, Plaster and Creativity, is an experienced faux finisher, artist and instructor. She has been recognized with top national and international awards including: the LDI Top Instructor Award, Fauxcademy - 1st place winner and the International Artist Exchange 2006 Platinum Award. Adrienne is routinely asked to speak and teach at national painting and real estate conventions and as a guest instructor at various studios around the country. Her passion is in teaching and sharing ideas with other artists. She is also a master marketer and is a contributor to multiple magazines including Concrete Today, Garman Homes Faux Finisher and Washington Homes and Gardens. Her work has been featured on ABC, CBS and Fox news, NBC Housesmarts, HGTV Ideas, the Washington Post, COSTCO Connection, Decorating Solutions, Paint Magic, Romantic Homes, MORE and scores of other magazines, books radio and trade publications. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
F702-Double Your Income With Mega Marketing
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Carol Van Gerena
Red Lion Stencils
www.redlionstencils.com
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| Carol teaches at conventions, including IDAL and SDP and is a guest instructor at chapters nationwide. She has a comfortable style of teaching that brings students back to her classes year after year. Her background as a free-hand decorative artist has enabled her to create her own style of stenciling and faux finishing, and she uses all three to combine a class that is loaded with information. Carol is also the head designer for Red Lion Stencils, which she and her husband Hector started in 1997. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
TH102-Snowy Egret Faux Stained Glass Window With Theorem
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Kathy Van Gogh
Van Gogh Art School
www.fakeit.ca
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| Kathy van Gogh has been running her Decorative Painting Business, "Fake It" for 5 years and has become a well known expert in the industry as the "Go To" place for all things faux in British Columbia. The business end of fauxbiz came naturally to her having been an entrepreneur for over 25 years as a systems analyst and computer programmer. Additionally, she was a corporate trainer and college professor for over 10 years prior to becoming an artist. Kathy is a fun, dynamic and entertaining instructor that makes learning a relaxing and fulfilling experience. Having partnered with Benjamin Moore and Georgina King to open van Gogh Art School, she now runs the only Decorative Finishing Studio/School in Western Canada and is transitioning from installing finishes to mentoring a new generation of artists. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
S413-Canvas Art for Dec Painters-Abstract Gilding
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Nicola Vigini
Vigini Studios, Inc.
www.viginistudios.com
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| Born and raised in Rome, Nicola Vigini has become a well-respected decorative artist in the United States. Nicola attended the specialized Liceo Artistitico which focuses on perspective, architectural rendering, still life and figure drawing and sculpture. He continued his studies at the University of Rome in Art-History and Philosophy and completed internships in restoration in Assisi and in other historical locations in Umbria. Nicola transferred to the University of Paris and began his career in decorative painting at the Institute Superieure de Peintre Decorative in Paris (IPEDEC) where he studied under two of the most respected names in the industry, Yannick Guegan and Christian Martincourt.
In March of 1987, Nicola moved to Seattle, Washington and took on jobs with decorative painters broadening his skills. After a short time, he was working for himself. "One of my first major jobs was a 35,000 square foot home which kept me going for a year and a half. This job allowed me to create one of my icons that I call The Cellar, a trompe l'oeil piece done on a wall of an actual cellar, which gave the illusion of another cellar leading away from the one you were actually standing in." Nicola eventually began working for Vandelae Studios as the head instructor for advanced workshops. Nicola and his wife Leslie began Vigini Studios, Inc. 1998 and both continue contracting and teaching in the US and abroad.
Leslie Morrison Vigini was raised in San Antonio, Texas. Her love of architecture, antiquities and finishes began at an early age while growing up in the Texas Hill Country. After receiving a double major from Pine Manor College in Boston in Art History with an emphasis on Textiles and French with honors and completing summer Art-History programs at Harvard and Deree College, Athens, Greece, Leslie moved to Manhattan to attend the Cooper Hewitt Program, accredited through Parsons School of Design, completing a two year Masters in Decorative Arts program in NY and Paris. During this time she met Ina Marx of The Finishing School and began her career in faux finishing.
After graduation Leslie moved to Europe for eight years to live in The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Greece and England where she practiced and instructed the craft of decorative finishes. Upon returning to her native Texas in 1995, Leslie worked in a studio in Houston and three years later began Vigini Studios, Inc. and Vigini Paint & Decorating with Nicola. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
S207-Composition and Structure of Clouds for Ceilings
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Krista Vind
www.ufauxrea.com
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| Krista Vind, of Northwest Florida’s “Emerald Coast”, is owner/principal artisan of Ufauxrea®. As a professionally trained finisher, Krista has been designing ambiance for surfaces since 1995. Her God given talent, experience, experimentation and travel have melded with her passion for art, resulting in the ability to create truly inspired and exclusive custom finishes. Her skill and distinctive style of decorative painting has made her a much sought after artist, as well as teacher. Krista also instructs students at The Faux Finish School in Louisville, KY in Faux Effects® cutting edge line of proprietary products, the RS Series. She is also teaching courses in RS Crete and a Contemporary Finishes class. She continually recharges the curriculum with fresh ideas and creative new finishes, always determined to offer the highest quality education and unique portfolios for the school’s students and ultimately quality finishes for the client. She serves as ongoing technical advisor to graduates of the program. Krista travels regularly to attend faux finishing classes and stay abreast of developments in this rapidly evolving and increasingly complex industry. Krista is currently patent pending on her latest home decorative invention. She is a proud member of SistersHands Decorative Arts Consortium, IDAL, and The Washington Design Center. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
T616-Explore a World of Finish Treasures (Part I)
Sold Out - F618-Modern for the Masses (Part I)
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Lori Wilson, CSA
Golden Artist Colors, Inc.
www.goldenpaints.com
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| Lori Wilson, CSA, became one of the first two SALI Certified Stencil Artisans along with Sheri Hoeger, the Mad Stencilist at the San Francisco SALI convention. Lori has taught at four SALI conventions and is the current IDAL Philanthropic Chair. Recently Lori has worked abroad as a consultant to decorative painters in Shanghai, China and on a high profile job in London, England. In 2005 and 2007 she studied trompe l'oeil and mural painting in Italy with Pascal Amblard, Sean Crosby, Pierre Finkelstein and Nicola Vigini. In 2008 she presented a lecture entitled “Modern Materials and Technique: Decorative Craftsmanship in the 21st Century” at the Architectural Paint Research Conference held at Columbia University in New York. Lori is the Application Specialist at Golden Artist Colors, Inc., an employee-owned manufacturer of acrylic materials for professional artists. She tests and helps develop products for both decorative and fine art markets, serves artists with technical assistance and conducts workshops for practitioners in both fields. An important aspect of her job is to continuously learn about new products, techniques and uses of materials. Lori participates in an annual color projection project to stay in touch with changing color trends. Lori earned her BA degree in fine art and art history from Hartwick College and her MA in art history focusing on glass from the Victoria University of Manchester in Manchester, England and has spent over three years training in Europe. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
W503-PROCEED(TM) Level 1: Two Pass Finishes (Part I)
W504-PROCEED(TM) Level 2: Endless Inter-mix (Part I)
F503-PROCEED and Today's Trends
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Patricia Winblad
Patricia's Decorative Arts
www.patriciasdecorativearts.com
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| Patricia Winblad, owner of Patricia's Decorative Arts Studio and Academy has been a decorative artist and muralist for over 13 years. She graduated with a degree in fine art from the prestigious Columbus College of Art and Design in 1993. She took her first faux finishing class in 1998 and knew that she had found her calling.
Patricia has been a decorative faux artist for over eight years. During that time she has traveled extensively to be tutored by some of the most prestigious faux artists in the country.
Since that time, Patricia has taken the knowledge from her art background and blended them with her wall treatment talents. She has taken the basic finish techniques and mixed it with her own creativity to bring together a variety of unique wall treatments. Her theory is that with the proper training in wall treatment techniques, you can create your own personal touch with every finish you do. This theory is very popular with her clients. This gives them the feeling that their finish is unique to them and them only.
Patricia is a bright, talented and energetic teacher who brings a passion to her classes and everything else she does. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
T618-Sexy Metallic Finishes (Part I)
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Lisa Wolfin
Wear Wolfin Designs Ltd.
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| Canadian Artist Lisa Wolfin has been painting since childhood. She graduated from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandise with an Associate of Arts Degree and an award for The Most Creative Design. She has continued to win many awards over the years including the Chinese Lioness Club for Evening Wear and the Winton International Cake Decorating Contest. After moving to Paris, France in 1985, she began a two year apprentice at Christian Dior. Being surrounded by famous museums and legendary artists, she was inspired to paint any surface available from silk, furniture, walls, floors, ceilings, food, ceramics and photos to bustiers. She moved back to Canada and opened Wear Wolfin Designs, ladies clothing company. While Lisa's kids were young, she began going into the schools to teach art, painted a mural in the nurse's office and scenery for school plays. With many requests from the parents, she began teaching them also. Lisa is also an accomplished photographer. Revisiting her love of clay, she began making bowls, plates and many unique tiles for bathrooms that are featured in the magazine, Designer Bath Book V. One bathroom has over 800 handmade leaves, and it needed a special finish to complement the walls. On her search for the perfect faux finish is where she met master faux finisher, Kathy van Gogh. Kathy's inspiration sparked a flame to delve into the world of Faux. Lisa is an instructor at the newly opened van Gogh Art School. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
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George Zaffle
www.zaffle.com
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| Born in Chicago and raised in Cleveland, George Zaffle completed degrees in journalism and foreign language at Ohio University before coming upon his true calling as a decorative painter. Following graduation in 1981, he headed west to California on his bicycle. En route he met Larry Boyce, a fellow bicyclist and one of the world's top decorative painters (whom the New York Times called "the best stenciled in America"). Mr. Zaffle cycled throughout the Western states learning the trade from Boyce as they ornamented and stenciled grand rooms along the way hearkening back to the itinerant decorative painters of the 19th century. Becoming passionate about decorative painting, Zaffle went on to study and master other techniques such as trompe l'oeil, muraling, painted marbles and woods, true fresco, gilding, Old World cabinetry finishes, plaster effects, etc. He served apprenticeships with several master painters and worked on the restoration of many public and private buildings. He attended the Van der Kelen School in Brussels, Belgium, widely considered the finest school of decorative painting in the world. Their work appeared on the Today Show and Evening Magazine as well as in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Smithsonian Magazine, Old House Journal and nearly every daily newspaper between San Francisco and Aspen, from Washington State to the Mexican border. This publicity in turn led to many commissions with the rich and famous including Bette Midler and the Vice President of the United States in Washington, D.C. Zaffle has taught at UC Berkeley and at lots of other nifty and prestigious places. Zaffle has been a member of the International Decorative Artisans League since 1993, a member of Artistic License of San Francisco since 1982, a member of the Salon since 2000 and a member of Faux Effects International’s 'Meeting of the Masters' since its inception. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
T320-Painted Marble Intensive
W323-Wood Graining Intensive
S811-Decorative Painting Overview
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Julie Zouzounis
Creative Walls
www.creativewalls.net
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| A graduate of UCSB, Julie Zouzounis experienced a successful career in the health insurance industry. Following her marriage and parenting of two lovely children, she pursued her creative interests and set her sights on becoming a faux finisher and decorative artist. Julie has trained nationwide and has participated in ten IDAL Conventions. After moving to the San Francisco Bay Area, she established a successful decorative painting and mural business, Creative Walls. Julie teaches classes at her local SALl chapter, Golden Poppies, at local paint stores and is a member of the online chapters Atrium and the SRT. As the Northern California market changes, Julie continues to evolve as an artist utilizing an assortment of product lines to create finishes keeping with the latest market demands. Julie brings creativity and enthusiasm to every project. She looks forward to teaching at the IDAL Convention to share with others valuable tips, profitable ideas and decorative techniques she has learned and developed over the years. Classes offered at IDAL 2009 Convention & Expo:
F515-Moldings & More
S616-Marvelous Moldings
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