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skimstonecloseyyellow 006 --- SKIMSTONE SPECIAL
NEW YEARS SPECIAL SIGN UP FOR BOTH CLASSES BEFORE JANUARY 31TH. AND GET A TOTAL OF A $350.00 SAVINGS ON YOUR CLASS FEE.
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eggplant.jpg 008 --- Skimstone® PRO re-scheduled
$650.00
re-scheduled 9:00 am – 4:30 pm @ $650 This is the 2-day workshop where students will have intensive hands-on experience with Skimstone® concentrating on special effects for floors and applications to laminate countertops. Course will include 4 sample boards, completion of work on a laminated countertop, and actual time on knees applying. Use of Modello ™ masking will also be introduced. Upon completion of the 2-day workshop, students receive a certificate of attendance and are posted on the Skimstone® website as a "Preferred Applicator". Full written instructions of the demonstration will be provided.
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leaftable1.jpg 009 --- Skimstone® - Countertops and Beyond re-scheduled
$650.00
re-scheduled 9:00 am – 4:30 pm @ $650 Are you wanting to update your laminate countertops, or build your current portfolio with one of the most sought after finishes in the industry? The complete Skimstone® system for use on laminated and tiled countertops will be demonstrated and discussed. Special attention will be given to the Skimstone® Primer. In this 2-day workshop students will also learn complex color combinations, additives such as sand and tumbled glass, and a variety of additional finishing sealants. We will concentrate on the application of Skimstone® to walls/vertical surfaces. If you love working Skimstone® and want to learn what else you can do with it to ‘Wow’ clients, this class is a must. Full written instructions of the demonstration will be provided. Prerequisite: Skimstone® “Advanced” Pro class. If both class booked at the same time, $1200
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leo1 010 --- Lying Leopard Mural Class / Sal & Nancy Moccia DATE TBA
$285.00
Create a Leopard mural for your portfolio. We will be hand painting a leopard lying in wait amongst the jungle foliage with a friendly toucan looking on. We will be working on a piece of canvas approximately 24x36. Everyone will receive color copies and patterns of the images to be transferred. We will work with light and shadow to really make this piece come to life.
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screen1 011 --- Asian Cherry Blossom Screen DATE TBA
$275.00
Add diversity to your portfolio with an asian style panel. We will be creating a canvas panel approximately 24"x30". The panel can be used on its own as a wall hanging or by adding an additional panel or 2 at home you can create a great screen. We will first leaf and antique our panel. Than transfer our design elements of a branch with cherry blossoms and bird sitting on its limbs and proceed to hand paint our panel. Everyone will recieve blossom and bird patterns to transfer and color copies for reference.
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003 --- Parisian Swag Panel -
$225.00
Instructor: Marty Wiesehahn
Create wall art that simulates the look of aged fresco painting, while learning a variety of decorative techniques: textured sandstone, "tinted sepia paint" stencilling, pinstriping, teaking, antiquing, and distressng. Use these techiques for dramatic wall hangings and murals.
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floor.jpg 001 --- Faux Marquetry Floor Borders -
$225.00

Materials and Lunch included.
Instructor: Marty Wiesehahn
Have you ever priced out inlayed flooring? Without an inheritance, it is not placed high on the improvement list for most of us. There is a solution though. This class will teach you how to create beautiful inlay floor border finishes. The layout, execution, surface preparation and pricing of the job are covered.
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bamboo.jpg 005 --- SILK PAINTING --
$80.00
If you love color, this medium is for you. Use stencils and other templates as a starting point for painting on silk. Learn techniques such as serti (resist), watercolor, gutta and salting to create a dramatic silk painting. you will be provided with two 30"x30" silk scarves, as well as practice swatches and paint. Students are to bring: 4 - 32" artist stretcher bars and watercolor brushes. Material fee $25.00 additional. Instructor: Maria LaMalfa
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FOSSIL1.jpg 002 --- Fossils, Fossils Everywhere -
$275.00

Materials and Lunch included.
Instructor: Marty Wiesehahn
Create all kinds of fossil finishes. First a skeleton fossil including dimensional stenciling and imprinting with sandstone, powder pigments and waxes. Next, a sea bottom fossil with shells, powder pigments and waxes. Then, a stone block finish with stenciled embedded leaves. Last, leaf skeletons and antique waxes. Register 30 days in advance and receive a $25.00 discount SPECIAL BRING A FRIEND FOR 1/2 PRICE
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