Q&A Amongst Annie Sloan
With the Vancouver Home + Design Show happening this weekend, nosotros are looking forrad to checking out a few of their special blueprint celebrity guests who'll live on making appearances. One of them existence Annie Sloan, ane of the world’s most respected experts inwards the plain of decorative painting. We sent Annie a mini interview questionnaire via e-mail this week, as well as here's what she had to tell most her see hither as well as what is inspiring her correct now. But offset her bio.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 pioneer of the painted slice of furniture craze, Annie Sloan has brought color to countless lives amongst her laid-back, lively approach to painting. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 trained painter as well as pigment expert, Annie transformed the agency nosotros process slice of furniture amongst her ain line of decorative Chalk Paint™. Annie shares her passion for ikon as well as decorating inwards wide brushstrokes, as well as through her best-selling books.
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| Dyed fabric: Curtains are made of former French linen sheets dyed amongst Aubusson Chalk Paint™ (diluted amongst water). |
1 ) Tell us a picayune fleck most you. Where did y'all develop or report as well as what led y'all to the path y'all currently are on?
I trained inwards England at fine art schoolhouse as well as thus academy studying for vii years altogether! I ended amongst a Masters Degree. After this I came out into the footing eyes blinking inwards the vivid sunshine, as well as wondered where I was. Being inwards an academic surroundings was lovely but inwards a real cloistered world. So I began to retrieve of my offset dearest which was painting! I began to hold off at the agency untrained people relate to color as well as their surroundings. I looked at former move both inwards grand houses as well as inwards the farms. I was real inspired yesteryear the agency people, non artists convey used pigment over the centuries.
2) We loved your book, Colour Recipes for Painted Furniture as well as More - as well as peculiarly your make of Chalk Paint™ - tin terminate y'all tell us what you're excited most currently inwards your blueprint world?
I retrieve it is the re-emergence of Folk Art - this fourth dimension from Eastern Europe as well as mayhap kitsch mainland People's Republic of China inwards particular, the inspiration of modern fine art inwards mid twentieth century modern painted 1950s slice of furniture as well as the agency the urban warehouse is combining amongst the chateau look.
3) What designers/makers/architects, etc exercise y'all hold off upward to, are influenced yesteryear or inspire you?
I dearest looking at fashion from the yesteryear as well as forthwith inwards item correct at this minute!
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4) Where else exercise y'all describe inspiration from?
Art, fine art as well as to a greater extent than art, from Warhol to Watteau. Really every catamenia of art. Old clothe as well as adverts are also a big influence along amongst the lifestyle of France. We convey a trouble solid at that spot as well as I even thus observe it inspiring afterwards all these years!
5) Any sneak peeks or plans y'all tin terminate portion of novel or hereafter things on the go?
Now that would live on telling wouldn't it! There are thus many things happening. So many plans as well as ideas that are all inwards the pot, roughly almost cooked as well as roughly simply pose in. Can I proceed y'all posted?
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| Painted metal: wall sconce |
I desire to demo how real versatile Chalk Paint™ is thus I’ll demo roughly fabrics that are dyed, painted metal, painted upholstery, every bit good every bit how the pigment goes straight onto forest without needing priming or sanding. I promise to exercise a rustic hold off as well as a to a greater extent than smoothen modern hold off or mayhap a launder too, if at that spot is time!
Thank y'all Annie, nosotros dearest what y'all do!
Annie's book, Colour Recipes for Painted Furniture as well as More was late reviewed on . You tin terminate come across a preview most it here as well as is available here as well as click here for a listing of Canadian stockists for Annie's paints as well as supplies.
You tin terminate come across Annie Sloan this weekend at the Vancouver Home + Design Show which starts Thursday, Oct 17th - 20th, 2013 at BC Place, Vancouver, B.C. More information at vancouverhomeanddesignshow.com.
