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DECORATIVE PAINTER CREDENTIALS: ● 2008 - Certified Instructor for GraniCrete Concrete Overlay System ● 2007 - Certified Instructor for Dimensions Fine European Lime Paints & Plasters ● 2005 - Certified Instructor for Skimstone™ Decorative Concrete Finishing System ● 2004 - Certified Faux Finisher - Paint and Decorating Retailers Association ● 2004 - Certified Stenciler and Certified Stenciling Teacher credentials from the Stencil Artisans League Inc. ● 2003 - Royal Design Studio Teaching Partner featuring "Extraordinary Stenciled Effects" ● 1998 - Certified as a Custom Faux Finisher & Instructor by Decorating Masters Institute, Atlanta, GA
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: ● Spokane Home Builders Association Associate Member ● Society of Decorative Painters ● Stencil Artisans League Inc. ● Emerald City Artisans, Seattle, WA ● Charter member of the Inland Northwest Decorative Artisans, Spokane, WA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: ● Decorative painting instructor since 1985. ● North Idaho College Community Education Instructor 1998-2005. ● National teacher @ the Stencil Artisan's League Convention since 2003. ● Spokane Community College's Institute for Extended Learning Instructor 1992-2004. ● National teacher @ The Decorative Arts Show/Faux Event since 2006.
CURRICULUM VITAE: ● GraniCrete Decorative Concrete Overlay system training in Portland OR, taught by Mark Westerman, GraniCrete manufacturer, April 2008 ● ECrete Decorative Concrete Overlay system training in Los Angeles, CA, taught by Rick Fischer and John Catalanotto, Ecrete Systems Manufacturer, March 2008 ● Featured Artist in the Artistry in Concrete exhibit at the World of Concrete featuring SkimStone, Las Vegas, NV, January 2008 ● Adventures in Tuscany, Florence, Italy, with Melanie Royals (Royal Design Studio & Modello Designs), Gary Lord (Prismatic Painting Studios) and Alison Wooley Bukhgalter (Florence Art), October 2007 ● Dimensions Fine European Lime Paints and Plasters Moroccan Tadelakt concrete overlay system training, ● Dimensions Fine European Lime Paints and Plasters professional teacher training, West Palm Beach, FL, March 2007 ● Participant in the Artistry in Concrete exhibit at the World of Concrete featuring SkimStone, Las Vegas, NV, January 2007 ● "Milestone" concrete finishes workshop, taught by Don Latimer, Artisan Finishes, Seattle, WA, January, 2006 ● ProFaux and Perfetto "Textures Workshop" taught by Kathy Carroll, Chicago Institute of Fine Finishes, October 2005 ● "Modello Methods" workshop @ Modello Designs in San Diego, CA, June, 2005 ● "TexSton" mineral based Venetian Plaster product training by Ofer Regev, March 2005 ● SkimStone™ Certified Instructor Training, @ The Rudd Co., Seattle, WA, January, 2005 ● "Designer Walls II" featuring Faux Effects RX @ FauxMasters Studio in Yorba Linda, CA, September, 2004. ● "Hand Dyed Wallpapers" workshop by DK Designs, Missoula, MT, April 2004. ● "Jungle Mural" workshop taught by Sal & Nancy Moccia from Long Island, NY; sponsored by the Emerald City Artisans Chapter of SALI in Seattle, March, 2004. ● "Professional Wall Finishes" Seminar @ Definitive Finishing School, Houston, TX, September, 2003. ● Extraordinary Stenciled Effects" Workshop @ Royal Design Studio, San Diego, June, 2003. ● Garden Mural" by Lynn Nevatt of Faux Masters Studio, Yorba Linda, CA, February, 2003. ● Golden Paint techniques workshop taught by Jaq Chartier, Seattle, WA, October, 2002. ● "Faux Embellishments" by Lynn Nevatt of Faux Masters Studio, Yorba Linda, CA, March 2002. ● Royal Design Studio's "Master Stenciling Class", San Diego, CA, August,2001. ● Society of Decorative Painters Convention, Reno, NV, May 2001; Nashville, TN, May 2000 ● Jeff Raum Seminars sponsored by Emerald City Artisans, Seattle, WA, November, 2001 & February, 2001 ● "Furniture Finishes" at Definitive Finishing School, Houston, TX, July 2000 ● "Designer Wall Finishes" at Vandelae Studio, Seattle, WA, June 1999 ● "Ritins Wall Finishes" @ Prodigy Design Studio, Calgary, Alberta, April 1999 ● "Furniture Art Seminars" @ Linda Wise, MDA, Springfield, MO, August 1999, December 1998, August 1997, April 1997. ● "Faux Boot Camp" @ Decorating Masters Institute, Atlanta, GA, June, 1998. ● "Decorative Arts Expressions Seminar" sponsored by Chroma Acrylics , Salt Lake City, UT, April 1998. ● Owner of Homestead Handcrafts, Spokane, WA...a shop specializing in decorative painting and hand crafted gifts, 1985-1996.
TRADE SHOWS and CONVENTIONS: ● World of Concrete, Las Vegas, NV, January 2007 ● "The Faux Event" , Valley Forge PA 2007; Ft Lauderdale FL, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003. ● Stencil Artisan League Convention, San Francisco, CA, 2007; Chicago, IL, 2006; Baltimore, MD, 2005; San Diego, CA, 2004; Dearborn, MI, 2003; Orlando, FL, 2002; San Diego, CA, 2001; Houston, TX, 2000; San Diego, CA, 1998. ● Society of Decorative Painters Convention, Reno, NV, May 2001; Nashville, TN, May 2000 ● Creative
Painting Convention, Las Vegas, NV, February 1999
& February 1998.
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