Column Week: Mindy Hunt Harrell

There are five main types of columns, referred to as “Orders”. These are: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan and Composite. Each has its own style and history. I find that type of information fascinating and it enhances the experience of travel and architecture for me. I also had a great experience coming upon the today’s column project by Mindy Hunt Harrell of Utah’s Faux Assured Studios. Faux Assured is a full-service workshop studio and shop. Mindy also launched the wonderful Pittura magazine, the online decorative arts and design publication.  Let’s take a look at her project, shall we?

The above is a gorgeous project that Mindy and her team executed in Naples, Utah.  She teamed up with artist Ron Hansen to create Stampino Impressions & Contours which she used as the pattern on this project.

Mindy Hunt Harrell

 As you can see, they created the embedded patterns by troweling LusterStone through the Stampino Impressions.  Mindy explains that she used a total of three Impressions for this project and although they had to wash the patterns after each use, she endorses them because they were easy to use and kept material costs down.

Love how panels can be used to create interest and panache with just the use of tape.

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Beautiful, no?  Please do take a moment to visit Faux Assured Studios and check out their Facebook Fan Page.  Do contact her if you are interested in learning more about this particular Stampino pattern or custom Stampinos.  Also, if you haven’t checked out Pittura magazine, please do so — it’s chock full of great information, images and video. (I’m not just saying that because I happen to write for them, pinky swear!)  Pittura also has a Facebook page and Twitter stream.  We come back to Florida for tomorrow’s project and this time, there’s a recipe in it for you, dear ones.  Always so generous, those girls.  (<– Hint.)  See you tomorrow!

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DAY 1 – Column Week: Ashlie Bickford, Kindra Benge and Sharon Leichsenring
DAY 2 – Column Week: Arthur Morehead
DAY 3 – Current Post
DAY 4 – Column Week: Krista Vind and Cindy Everett Smith
DAY 5 – Column Week: Lisa Cameron