OLD WORLD FINISHES
  Fresco
  Venetian Plaster
  Travertine
  Crackle
  Stucco
  Portofino
 
  PAPER TEXTURES
 
  ANIMAL TEXTURES
 
  GLAZING MANIPULATIONS
 
  LUSTERSTONE
 
  STENCILING
 
  FEATURED PROJECTS
 
  BIOGRAPHY
 
Keeley Russell
keeley@russelldesigns.com

While attending the University of California, Irvine, Keeley studied art and social psychology. Upon completion of her degree she started working as an Events Manager responsible for the designs and murals for activities, and the marketing of those events.
 
Aging family members provided the opportunity for relocation to the Southern Region of the US. It was here she met her husband, who was handcrafting metal furnishings and importing home accessories. She began applying the decorative finishes.
 
Through a fellow artisan and mentor, she was introduced to SALI (Stencil Artisans League Inc.) now IDAL (International Decorative Artisans League), www.decorativeartisans.org, and the support of international artists and decorative painters. She has had the good fortune to study under many inspirational teachers. Gary Lord of, www.prismaticpainting.com, where she was introduced to the incredible products and techniques of Faux Effects, www.fauxeffects.com; Andrejs Ritins of Ritins Studio, in Toronto Canada; and Lorie LeMare, www.lorilemarestudio.com, where she completed Venetian Plaster II.
 
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