Henri Menendez and Chris Burke, aka, the Faux Team to teach in April!

We’ve combined 7 Fabulous Wall Finishes with 6 Fantastic Cabinet Finishes to create ;

The FAUX TEAMS BAKERS DOZEN!

This two day class offers the best of both sectors to give students 13 of the hottest finishes today. Two classes for the price of one. Two instructors with over 50 yrs experience combined. Chris “Mr.Faux” Burke and Henri “Cabinet Master” Menendez will guide you through all aspects of the business. Faux Finish Portion: Learn new finishes like Ironic and Swahili from Firenze Novacolor. Combine mica, waxes, glass beads, and plasters to formulate some of the most lucrative and high end finishes on the market. We’ll cover everything from prep, finishing, marketing, estimating, and as always share the “Faux Team Formula For Success”. Each student will complete (7) 15×20” samples to add some punch to their portfolio.

Cabinet Finish Portion: Learn more about cabinet and furniture finishing in one class than you could thru years of trial and error. We’ll cover everything about finishing cabinetry today so that you’re profitable and successful in this hot and busy sector. In class we’ll use waterborne lacquers but we’ll discuss all forms of lacquer, polys, and more. Spray tech discussion, demonstrations, and hands-on opportunities. We’ll also cover prep, finishing, glazing, special effects, products, toning, staining, estimating, marketing, and much more. If your cabinets don’t look and feel like fine furniture, then you need the Cabinet Master class. Each student completes 6 cabinet finish samples to boost their portfolio to the next level.

Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from two instructors who practice what they preachby being two of the most successful finishers in our industry.

When:
Friday April 10-Saturday April 11, 2015
Classes are from 8am to 5pm and we will provide lunch and refreshments

Where: Cunningham Studios (formerly Deelite Design) 8602 A Frederick Rd Ellicott City MD 21043

Cost:
$705 12 seats available.

DEADLINE for registration is MARCH 1 2015

Closest airport is BWI.

Contact the Faux Team regarding any questions and tools needed for class. Mail checks for early registration to Dee Cunningham. 8602 A Frederick Rd Ellicott City MD 21043. Please register by sending a check made out to Dee Cunningham with “Cabinet/Plaster Class in the Memo line.

UPDATE ON HOTEL:

Hampton Inn has set aside 15 rooms for us at a discounted rate. Originally $139 they are offering $109 for the Faux Team Class. The Hampton Inn provides free breakfast and wifi! They also have a FREE shuttle that can take you to and from class so those traveling from out of town don’t have to worry about transportation! There will be a 3 digit code for the discount that will be posted once its received.

Hampton Inn Website

TWO GILDING CLASSES BY ANNIE LEMARIE!!!

 Basic Gilding                Thursday, March 6^th,  9am to 1pm (4 hours)

                                                $155 for GMDA members, $165 for non-members

 Learn the basics of gilding!  Using 23K gold leaf, we will learn to handle, cut, pick up and apply genuine leaf.  We will also explore types of applications using 23K, composition leaf, copper leaf and aluminum leaf.  Learn how to seal, tint and tone leaf.  Class samples will include gold on carved molding, leafing through a stencil, and production applications such as rolling gold and working with roll leaf (two different things!). We will work on a “sales” board, laying different kinds of leaf for using to upsell your gilding projects.

 

Glass Gilding           Friday, March 7, 9am-4pm (7 hours) 

                                              $250 for GMDA members, $260 non-members

Verre Eglomise is a technique of gilding and painting the reverse side of glass.  In this class, you will learn the basics of applying real 23K gold leaf to glass and creating designs with the leaf. We will discuss traditional techniques for backing and creating backgrounds and layered images.  In this class, however, we will be using more modern techniques to create stunning backgrounds for your patterns.  Students will create their own work of art, and there will be opportunity to play with additional pieces as you wish.  Previous gilding experience is helpful, but not necessary.  Please bring a favorite stencil or pattern, with a fairly simple design (please, nothing too intricate), suitable for use on an 8 x 10 piece and a mop brush (no larger than a #10). There will be other designs available.  If you already have gilding tools, please bring them, otherwise you may use studio tools.

 

Annie Lemarie has been in the decorative finishing industry since 1980. She works, primarily to the trade, with a wide variety of media and techniques.  The business has evolved to include conservation and restoration of architectural painted finishes, frames and works of art.  She also consults with contractors and homeowners regarding historic paint and decoration. Clients include trade customers, private homeowners, the National Park Service, the Smithsonian, the City of Baltimore and the State of Maryland. She has been an instructor for the Decorative Painting Apprenticeship Program and IDAL. She is a past president of Habitat for Humanity of Washington County (MD), former member of the International Decorative Artisans League (IDAL) board, and is currently a Trustee with the Society of Gilders. Her studio is in her historic home in Sharpsburg, Maryland.

  The classes will be held at Dee Cunningham’s Studio, 8602A Frederick Road, Ellicott City, MD

Please Pay before February 28th!

Mail a check (made out to GMDA) to Cathy Rinn (10607 Montrose Ave, #3, Bethesda MD. 20814) or contact Cathy ( cathrinn@msn.com ) and she will send you an email with a  Pay Pal invoice to pay with your credit card ( you do not need a pay pal account to do this).

 

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The 2013 Idal convention mural was created for Peyton Manning Children’s hospital. Margaret Von Kaenel CSA, from St. Louis MO, is the mural designer.

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2013 Idal convention mural

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Part of the mural for the 2013 Idal Convention

Minutes of the Greater Maryland Decorative Artisans Meeting

December 6, 2013

 

Attendance:   Alison Roy-Harrison, Cathy Rinn, Deb Watson, Amy Amy, Dee Cunningham, Karen Jones, Melanie Kershner, Rita Melnick, Madeline Davis,  Rebecca Hotop, Tracie Weir, Chris Woodruff, Nancy Levin, Mary Boquard, and Mary Steingesser

 

The business meeting was opened at 10:15 by President Alison Roy-Harrison.

We do have insurance for the year.

Dues for 2014 are $30.

The next meeting will be March 7^th, 2014.  Dee will look into an Annie Lemar all day gilding class.  We anticipate that it would be about $200 – $215 for the all day class.

Rebecca Hotop, Cathy Rinn, Leslie Nesbitt and Alison Roy-Harrison attended the IDAL Convention this year (October 8^th– 12^th in Indianapolis, Indiana).  Rebecca spent most of her time working on the mural (photos will be in a separate blog posting).  Cathy was in a booth most of the time and couldn’t take classes.  There were three new certifications this year.  Allison attended a business meeting and classes.  She showed her portfolio from convention classes.

Salon is in Seattle this year in May and Dee has applied.  Good luck, Dee!  There’s a March 1^st deadline to apply:  salonforever.se

Rebecca mentioned that she uses double stick tape for leafing from RebeccaBaer.com.

Dee mentioned that Main Street, Ellicott city is looking into tagging onto the country’s largest yard sale in the spring.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:52 and we began our class on Decorative Bowls led by Dee Cunningham.

 

 

Respectfully submitted by Mary Steingesser

December Class Review

Thanks so much to those of you who could make it to our meeting this past Friday. We had an awesome class and Holiday Party. I taught the ladies how I did painted glass pieces like I did for my space at the Historic Ellicott City Show House.

My inspiration came from a post I saw originally on the Faux Forum by Kathy Van Gogh who had made a beautiful painted glass vessel sink.

We had a blast, here are some photos of the bowls!
-Dee

Deb Watson

Alison Roy-Harrison

Mary Steingesser

Tracy Weir

Melanie Kirshner

December 6th Meeting

Our Holiday meeting is Friday December 6^th.  Dee is going to teach us how to make the beautiful painted and gilded bowl that she showed us in September.

 

This is your supply list:

             Glass plate or bowl (with wide open mouth- not vase like)

             Choice of leaf – Gold, silver, copper, or a combo. 

             Paints- any kind of craft paints or interior paints- fast dry is best.

             Also, the usual list of IDAL supplies: assorted chip brushes, assorted artist brushes, blue tape, Styrofoam plates, hair dryer, water container, paper towels, etc. 

Dee will provide sizing/adhesive, topcoat, spray bottles, and other tools.

 

 We will also have an IDAL Convention review- so those of you who went please bring some of your sample boards and business lecture notes to share.

 

 The board will provide a sandwich platter and drinks and you are asked to bring some goodies to share. We will also have a gift swap (under $15) for those of you who would like to participate.

 

Our meeting is at Dee’s Studio- 8602 Frederick Road, Ellicott City, MD.  Set up is at 9:30, the business meeting at 10 and the class and holiday cheer to follow.

 

Class fee is $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers.

 

Please RSVP by December 1^st.

Minutes of the Greater Maryland Decorative Artisans Meeting

September 6, 2013 

Attendance:   Alison Roy-Harrison, Cathy Rinn, Deb Watson, Amy Amy, Laura Farrell, Dee Cunningham, Karen Jones, Melanie Kershner, Ceil Glembocki, Rita Melnick, Madeline Davis,  Rebecca Hotop, Leslie Nesbitt, Tracie Weir, and visitors Chris Woodruff, Kelly Donahue and Lisa Illig.

 

The business meeting was opened at 10:25 by President Alison Roy-Harrison.

All in attendance introduced themselves and talked a little about their work.

The group voted to donate $100 to the IDAL Convention and to pay for the early registration fee of $75 for the GMDA officers that attend convention.

Rebecca Hotop, Cathy Rinn, Leslie Nesbitt and Alison Roy-Harrison plan to attend the IDAL Convention this year (October 8^th– 12^th in Indianapolis, Indiana). Deb Watson is considering, but has not decided.

Cathy Rinn was unanimously elected GMDA Treasurer for the next 2 year term-2014 and 2015.

Dee Cunningham was unanimously elected GMDA 2^nd Vice- President for the next 2 year term-2014 and 2015.

It was unanimously voted to reinstate our GMDA liability coverage. This will add protection at Dee’s studio and also on philanthropic and other projects. The minimum is about $425 per year.

Rita brought several faux finishing tools for sale at $5 each.

Kelly Donohue from Sherwin Williams left fliers for their 35% off sale.

The group raised $280 from the sale of Michele Kelling’s faux supplies. Her husband David was very grateful that the supplies and products she cared about were being put to good use and he appreciated the check.

Our next meeting will be December 6^th at Dee’s studio. We voted to have holiday food and a class.

Dee will look into a gilding class from Annie Lemare.

We had a brief discussion of some of the member’s projects.

The Treasurer said we have about $4000 in the treasury.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:10 and we began our class on Tattoo Walls led by Rebecca Hotop.

 

 

Respectfully submitted by Alison Roy-Harrison