Artworks Workshops - 2012
Whether you're a "creative homeowner" looking for that perfect decorative finish to embellish your home or a "professional decorative artisan" seeking to update your skills, we have a class for you.
Spokane's Workshops for 2012
Decorative Paint, Plaster & Concrete Overlay Classes - 2012
Whether you are a "creative homeowner" looking for that perfect decorative finish to embellish your home or a "professional decorative artisan" seeking to update your skills, we have a class for you.
Workshop Calendar
ArtWorks!...Apprentice ...ten week course designed to help you start or expand your own decorative painting business.
Artisan Cabinet & Furniture Finishes
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Classes:
"Quick and Easy Paint Transformations": Start here to learn proper surface cleaning and preparation techniques for creating a professional looking finish on furniture and cabinetry.
"Wine and Design": Bring a small piece of your own to paint in the color of your choice...
"Junkin' Luncheon": Bring a small piece of your own to paint in the color of your choice...
Lamps and all things Metal: Design and re-purpose your own piece with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. Everyone has brass lamps, chandeliers, silver trays, planters, rusted iron...
Invite your friends to a "Paintin' Party": The party hostess(es) will invite the guests (up to 16) and provide the refreshments...
Train the Trainer: Training is required by Annie Sloan and Jolie Designs prior to stocking...
ASCP Networking and Technique Updates: Keep up-to-date on Annie Sloan's philosophy and goals for the development of the Annie Sloan brand.
Furniture Finishes Module: Register for multiple furniture finish workshops to receive discounts on class fees.
Fine Furniture Finishes: Learn the basics of furniture & cabinet finishing along with complex staining techniques using water based systems.
Rustic Elegance: Learn rustic finishes suitable for our casual northwest lifestyle.
Villa Mansi Inspired Old World Finishes: Inspired by a recent trip to Italy, new distressed finishes that look centuries old.
Urban/Contemporary Finishes: Sleek, modern, shiny contemporary finishes with an oriental and art deco feel.
Kitchen Cabinet & Furniture Refurbishing: Learn all of the steps for RE-finishing your existing surfaces from testing the substrate to creating the finished look of your choice from our multitudes of finishes.
"When Color Sings": Tips on choosing color to create harmony in your environment. Features Devine Color.
Mixed Media
Fabulous Foils: Combine metallic foils, metallic plasters, textured plasters and stenciling to create contemporary finishes appropriate for walls and furniture applications.
Sophisticated Paint Finishes
Glazing Fundamentals: Learn proper surface preparation along with the properties of paints and glazes.
Complex Glazing Techniques: Complex transparent layers creating marbles and skies.
Designer Plasters
Designer Plaster Module: Register for multiple designer plaster workshops to receive discounts on class fees.
Acrylic Venetian Plasters: Create traditional venetian plaster finishes with embossed & embedded embellishments.
Fine Italian Limestone Venetian Plasters: GO GREEN with authentic limestone plaster & lime wash paint.
Synthetic Ancient Textures Decorative Plaster: Combinations of synthetic plasters create old world/lodge looks.
Authentic Old World Marmorino and Travertino Italian Plasters: Imported Italian limestone plasters create authentic European finishes suitable for interior and exterior applications.
For beginners:
SkimStone Basics: An introduction to the SkimStone Decorative Finishing System. Class fees will be credited if you choose to continue training in the SkimStone Decorative Concrete Overlay system.
Comprehensive training for professional artisans and do-it-yourselfers:
SkimStone Artistry in Concrete Module: Register for multiple SkimStone workshops to receive discounts on class fees.
Skimstone Traditional SkimStone Application: Focused on flooring, countertop & shower options and learning the system including troubleshooting.
SkimStone Textures and Aggregates: Add dimension and texture to your finishes using aggregates, mica powders, stone washed pigments and acrylic waxes.
SkimStone Concrete Carpets featuring Modello Designs: Create a concrete carpet sample on floor cloth.
Milestone NEW: Apply decorative concrete overlays to vertical surfaces....walls, fireplaces, shower stalls as well as the traditional horizontal surfaces.
Artisan Decorative Concrete Countertop Workshop: Learn cutting edge technology of the Granicrete and AuraStone countertop finishing systems.
Artisan Too: Advanced Decorative Concrete Countertop Finishes: Take your Granicrete/AuraStone surface finishes to a new level.
Artisan SuperTops: Phenomenal Mixed Median Decorative Concrete Countertop Phinishes: Focuses on luxurious, artistic finishes that will take your countertops or tabletops to a whole new level for high end residential, commercial and hospitality work.
Granicrete Decorative Concrete Overlay Workshop: Interior and exterior hand troweled applications for concrete and wood substrates.
Private Consultation Workshop: One-on-one technique training specific to your application.
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