Faux Bois Master Suite

Faux Bois is the artistic imitation of wood and woodgrain.  In this master suite, the new construction was made with several different woods, including oak, poplar and pre-primed windows.  The clients had purchased distressed and gold leaf embellished furniture which I was requested to match.  All doors, windows, molding, grates, coffers and cabinetry was finished with a 5 step treatment which included applying gold leaf and antiquing it.  The project took about 3.5 weeks to complete.  A very labor intensive project, but the results were stunning.

Detail

Before

Giving Jesus a Hand

A perfect Mother's Day project...

These are the before and after pictures of the Madonna Della Difesa statue that has been handed down in my family since the early 20th century.  My mother recently inherited it and asked a couple of months back if I could try to fix it.  With Mother's Day approaching I thought it was the right time to undertake the tricky prosthetic for the baby Jesus.  Crafted from "Sculpey" and then baked, it took two tries to get it right.  The Madonna received a deep cleaning facial, manicure, a little bling with new gold leaf and refurbishing of her crackled paint gown.  A pretty appropriate Mother's Day gift for her!  I think I made my own mom very happy yesterday, as the hug seemed to last forever.

Little Spring Projects

With a bit of spring fever, I personalized a mailbox and made a child's monogram wall hanging.  Bright and pleasant, like the warm & sunny days ahead!

Just in time for Mother's Day

I just received copies of my Koi Pond Garden and Tropical Bird puzzles from Masterpieces Puzzle Company.  They are really well made and make the perfect mother's day gift or summertime activity with your family.  They are sold as a four pack with two puzzles from another artist, which are just as colorful.  I am attaching a link to Masterpieces' online store.  Happy Spring!!!

http://www.masterpiecesinc.com/Products/Garden-Living-4-Pack-Assortment__51213.aspx

Celtic Swags

A nice way to finish the month...

Designed to fill the space over a flat screen television, with a coordinating swag for over the sliding door, colors from the room were incorporated, as well as the client's monogram.  This project was completed in one day.

Peacock Feather Wall

Created for DeCristo Design Interiors, this wall can be seen at the fabulous lighting showroom "Harbor Lighting Boutique" on South County Trail in Exeter.  Inspired by the peacock sculpture and the art glass lamps, the accent wall helps the viewer flow through the space.  The feather was painted in all metallic paints which were especially suited for a lighting showroom.

DeCristo Design

Harbour Lighting Boutique

Barrington Bookstore Toy Section Mural

Finally complete!

For the new expansion of their toy section, Barrington Books needed "wow" factor for the space.  Given only the direction of a twilight scene that engaged kids 8-15, I created "islands" of colorful images, with a leaning towards nature, science and adventure.
Here are the stats:  one full day of design, eight days of on-site mural painting, a day and a half to create the compass table and another day to paint and install the clouds and archway.

Barrington Books will be having a grand opening celebration on Saturday, March 24th, from 11:30-3:30 with live entertainment, book signings and storytelling.  Check out their website for more details, including a Lego contest!
www.BarringtonBooks.com