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Well I had finished my post for the Tatoowall when something very weird had happend ……when I hit the publish button …..it disappeared into cyberspace, and I mean disapeared, It wasnt even in the recovery or back-up files associated with this wordpress operation and this is the 2nd time in a few months that this has happened to me. Makes me wondre if I have gremlins in my computer lmao. So anyway here I am starting all over again because I told a certain few I would have this done today buy first I need cake…….yes thats right cake…..after that Ill wash it down with some of my ArtJuice and Ill be geared for the rest of the night. You see my ArtJuice has just came out with an energy drink that will make a rabbit hug a hound dog and knock your socks off!  but in a nice way, not like those others that slam you with enough caffiene and sugar to give a horse a heart attack lmao, but thats not what Im here to talk about lol

Class Picture

Well it all started a few months ago when an artist friend of mine PJ Hoover of Fauxtastic Dream Scapes had came across a  concept of transferring digital imagery onto what was called a Tatoo wall print. This is not a new concept because I have seen others doing this out west in Las Vegas and a couple of other areas. But this was different, and when I saw what PJ had from the first class in our area I was not only curious but also skeptical at the same time. Below Henri Menedez of Dehueldes Designs in Atlanta Ga. with Rebecca from Ft Myers Fl. apply the first panel of the image that was a photograph taken of one the stone designs by Matrix-Z  Stone & Tile in Ft Lauderdale who Barbara Zigann and the rest of the gang were very helpful in setting things up for us

Rebecca and Henri working together on the wall sizing

I started to do some investigating on this “New Patented” system that no else has that was developed and manufactured in Italy and after discussing the possibilities of what could be done with this Kerri Mehan of Expressionsof Art invited me to attend the Ft Lauderdale class. Of course I am a skeptic when it comes to new products and materials that come into our industry because most of the new products just have not been on the market long enough to really know what is going to happen to it over a period 5 years and I dont use anything unless the manufacturer can prove it to me that they have actually tested it against the elements. Well apparently this has been in developement for a number of years in Italy and has been used for a very long time , I believe I was told some where around 10 years or so, but you will have to verify that. I know we’re only talking about decorative art and murals here but what I always inform  my clients of what I know about it before I make it available to them. I have more than 30 years in the paint business and I make sure that when I paint anything  its going to be right from the beginning and be able to guarentee what I can

The gang

Anyway, after Pj had taken the class she brought all her stuff to our newly forming chapter of The International Decorative Artisans League chapter and when I saw the reults I thought that it was pretty convincing. So of course I inundated her with questions as to the process and I have to admit that there was definetly something here that I needed to investigate more. I always look for something new and different but to me and more importantly  the quality had to be there as well.

Gaia is a great instructor

Gaia was very thourough in explaining the application technique and with me firing all the questions I had for her I am surprised that she was able to still concentrate on the others at the same time as she is seen here with Henri & Rebecca. I must admit that sometimes I can overwhelm the instructors. I know that there are a few of you instructors who have had me in your classes can agree that I do get go a little over board with this lol

Bobby Pesare and I worked together

Under the watchfull eye of Gaia of My Architexture who is the instructor, here I am with Bobby Pesare of  Timeless World Design in Ocala Fl. We worked together on the next panel that went up, and even though its a little tricky at first it really is a simple process for an experienced artist to do, and with the right guidence a novice can also do the application but should have at least some kind of experience in some DIY projects sucj as reading a tape measure and some painting experience

Bobby was a lot of fun to work with

I had a lot of fun working with everyone and Bobby is a real pro when it comes to knowing what to do and when, here he is making sure I dont make him look bad lmao

Finished image

Here you can see the finshed image we all had a hand in on the installation and Gaia made sure everybody got their hands into every aspect of the work right down to the touching up the join lines. She is a fabulous instructor and even taught about pricing the work and the process of manufacturing and how the 3M company was involved in the quality of the backing used for the medium. I am a huge fan of 3M products in what ever I do weather its just painting or applying a decorative technique. As I am sure a lot of you know who are reading this, and you know who you are, when it comes to saving a few dollars to buying the cheaper brands it will usually end up costing you more in labor to fix the things that the cheaper products fail to perform at and always regret saving that couple of extra dollars.

This was a great class and I was glad that I was invited to participate by Kerri Mehan of Expression of Art and I think that having this concept as another tool in the ever expanding tool box that I have will be an asset to me as well as my clients. I will be helping Kerri with a promotional install and will be writing about this one as well because this is going to be a very special project which the details I will reveal once it happens. There is a image that we will be installing of a well known artist who Kerri was actually able to obtain a copyright release for this one install and just to show the possibilities of what could happen with this additional tool and what doors it could open for the decorative art industry let alone the digital arts, photography, paper hangers, and who ever else I cant think of at the moment. It took both PJ Hoover and Kerri Mehan to convince me to really take a serious look at this concept and this patented system that has been developed and I must say that I am convinced that there is definetly a place for this in the decorative arts and digital imagery markets for this because of its ability to be put in places where time is a factor and also when photography and computer graphics is the media of choice

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