bliss_eternal
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Sat Jul-09-05 11:42 AM
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| Your opinions on faux painting and mural work, pls.... |
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This may not go any further than this board (lol) but I thought I would get some good feedback here.
I am contemplating the possibility of taking some faux painting classes. I love to create and am interested in mural work, too.
Given that most contractors (painting) are guys, would I be at a disadvantage going into such a field as a (ahem) girl?
Any thoughts appreciated...
Enjoy your weekend,
Bliss:hi:
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| Stinky The Clown
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Sat Jul-09-05 05:00 PM
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| 1. I don't see gender as an issue |
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Most painters who paint house (or commercial building) *exteriors* may be men, but I see no specific reason for that. As for decorative or interior work, it should be even less an issue.
We tried to hire a muralist a few years ago to paint a kitchen wall. Every one we found was a woman.
From HGTV, it would appear that there are many professional painters who are women.
There is a woman in our area (we know of her, but don't know her personally) who owns and operates a pretty big painting contracting business. She started out as a painter and ladder climber herself, and then grew the business from there. Almost all her work is serious commercial stuff.
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| bliss_eternal
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Wed Jul-13-05 05:39 PM
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| 4. Wow--I didn't know this. |
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I only recently started exploring this field. I didn't know there were so many women involved in this sort of work.
Thank you for your input!
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| Longhorn
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Sun Jul-10-05 07:32 AM
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| 2. One of the top faux painters in our area is a woman. |
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My husband has hired her for numerous jobs. I doubt you'll be as outnumbered as you think!
Have fun and report back to us! :)
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| bliss_eternal
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Wed Jul-13-05 05:35 PM
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:hi: I appreciate your feedback on this.
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Thu Jul-14-05 11:01 AM
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have you seen these? http://jimvestments.com/mural/I guess you could call these "faux murals." I love this Niagara Falls one - wow!  |
| atommom
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Tue Aug-02-05 07:09 PM
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| 6. One of my friends is a young woman who does a lot of faux finishes, |
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murals, and other kinds of decorative paint. Her gender hasn't been an impediment to her at all.
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Sat Aug-06-05 04:52 PM
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| 7. Thank you for your response-- |
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I'm sorry I am seeing it so late. :hi:
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