secrets come straight from Hollywood!
New set, new painting techniques, new information, this seminar is presented by The Diva Of Decorative Finishes and America's Color Expert, Teresa Van De Veere Pratt.
Teresa has had the pleasure of working with many HGSEI members in the past, Micheal O'loughlin, Rosalie Lamb, Gary Zide to name a few. She is user friendly, highly professional and really knows her craft. With a background in film and theatre, on and off stage she knows how to deliever and Teresa pulls large audiences.
1. Her audiences come away understanding the importance of color and the confidence to choose and use colors to enhance their lifestyle. For example, there's one color that's been scientifically proven to cause babies to cry more often than any other color in the spectrum; if you're going to paint a baby's room, wouldn't you want to know which color to avoid? Which color stimulates intellectual conversation "passion" How about YOUR personal color for power or success "What color is an appetite surpressant" All of these questions have science to back them up and she'll share the answers with you.
2. Her seminars include step-by-step recipes designed for home decorating success and easy to apply painting techniques. Her up beat demo persentation leaves them always wanting more. Can your home be as elegant and classy as those featured in home magazines? Teresa Van De Veere Pratt says, "Of course it can!" All you have to do is, "Go faux it!"
In a fun and upbeat presentation, Teresa puts to bed the myth that only decorators can give a home an exciting new look. Teresa demonstrates how faux finishing can be used on more than just walls, but on flower pots, picture frames, furniture…the possibilities are endless! Her audiences come away with the understanding of new faux techniques, confidence to use colors, and a broader sense of the recipes available for home decorating–Hollywood style!
Teresa is a faux finish expert with twenty years of film, stage, and commercial art experience. She travels nationally to instructional seminars to teach home owners the sought after yet simple techniques that she has learned while working on larger-than-life productions. Teresa’s long list of projects include the 19-foot Head of the Statue of Liberty for the 1999 MTV Music Awards and the 20-foot by 50-foot three dimensional wave for the 1998 Microsoft “Catch the Wave” Conference. Teresa is not only a phenomenal artist, but an acclaimed singer and actress as well. With unmatched artistry expertise and years of stage experience, Teresa can transfix any audience.
"Teresa is incredible! If you want to learn how to bring the style and tricks of Hollywood to the walls of your home, you need to attend her show. Her standing-room-only audiences sit at the edge of their chairs soaking in every last detail to take home and try on their own. Teresa’s shows are packed full of information that you won’t get from other commercial faux finishers. She’ll give you more than your money’s worth! She’s worth her weight in gold!"- Leon Frechette, Tool Pro
"Teresa is an award winning artistic director, noted for exceptional design, theatrical sets and technical production. She has brought multi-media theatrical staging to her commercial work." --- 1998 Paint & Deco Show, Chicago
"Your presentation was incredible. I still hear people raving about you and the demo you did." - A fan at a Seattle show
Pratt is an award-winning professional faux-finish artist and muralist whose work can be seen in theaters, arenas and museums across the country. She has done larger-than-life projects for the 1999 MTV Music Awards and the 1998 Microsoft "Catch the Wave" Conference–just two names on an impressive list of clients. Pratt’s latest venture has introduced her into the entrepreneurship world. She has appeared on The Home Shopping Network selling The Paint Pan Palet, a disposable paint tray liner she invented to simply her work.
Pratt travels nationally to perform instructional seminars at home shows to demonstrate how her Hollywood techniques can be used in home decor. "I’ve taught so many people to faux finish that sometimes I wonder how there can be anybody left," she says with a laugh. Pratt teaches home owners how to use the faux finish techniques not only on walls, but on flower pots, picture frames, and furniture. Her audiences walk away with fresh ideas and confidence to use color and creativity.
Pratt has had great success teaching amateurs–perhaps because she has the ability to combine expertise with dynamic stage appeal. Not only is she a master artist, Pratt is an acclaimed singer, actress, and director. She has appeared in over eleven roles and directed five shows and four events. Tool Pro Leon Frechette says that "because of her knowledge and stage experience, her seminars are absolutely dynamic."
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1. How long has faux finishing been around?
2. What are the most common faux finishing mistakes?
3. Do I have to let the first coat of paint dry before I continue my project?
4. How many faux finishing techniques are there?
5. Do people use faux finishes on anything other than walls? Where are the best uses?
6. Which technique is best for a novice to try first?
7. When should I hire a decorative painter instead of tackling the project myself?
8. What's the best way to choose colors?
9. What's the biggest faux painting you've done?
10. How did you become a professional decorative painter?
11. What are the advantages of decorative painting versus wallpaper?
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New Show 2006
The Power of Color Seminar
Learn how to work "magic" in your home: create the perfect backdrop in your home using the power of color. Shouldn't you be a star in your own environment? You don't have to settle for ho-hum, go for the WOW effect! Find your personal color palette.
What is the most important aspect of your home? YOU ARE!
Now I'm going to share my secrets with you, Hollywood Style!
Power of Color
Teresa does not dish out the average "one size fits all" commercial tips -- her secrets come straight from Hollywood! Teresa is a color and faux finishing expert, with 20 years of film, stage and commercial art experience. Teresa has made appearences on ABC, NBC, FOX Network and The Home Shopping Channel, sharing her secrets. Teresa is a published author who travels nationally presenting seminars that teach homeowners the sought-after techniques that she has learned while working on larger-than-life productions -- Hollywood style!
Learn the secrets (here's a brief segment from the show) Are you like so many folks out there, good at 'everything you do', but when it comes to choosing a color for your home, you fall short? You're not alone. Most people don't understand color and this is keeping them in decorating limbo, almost paralyzed when it comes to making a decision. The wrong choice of color is not only disappointing it can be costly in more ways than one, it can adversely affect us on an emotional level. Interesting isn't it? Your going to learn some simple tips on color today that I hope will enrich your lives.
Let's get started!
