Posts by Regina Garay
Stencil Designs :: The Stencil Revival
12October 12, 2010
Stencil companies used to be synonymous with simple designs and borders. You know the ones I'm talking about. Chickens, hearts...the hideous unsophisticated borders with the tiny houses, butterflies or checkered squares...geez, I think I'm going to have a panic attack. Let me get myself together. [ . . . ]
Elements of Design :: The Greek Key
3August 3, 2010
. . . The Greek Key. It is also called Meandros or the Hellenic Key and has its origins in Ancient Greece. The ancient river Meander was twisty and doubled onto itself, giving a symbolic meaning to the key of the eternal flow of life. According to the Dictionary of Ornament, the Greek Key is actually part of a group called the key patterns. The key patterns are variations of a continuous geometric pattern meeting at right angles. The design is sometimes broken up and can also be found with oval forms or rosettes. During the medieval period, the key form was used primarily due to their interest in labyrinths. This is interesting because the Greek myths claim that there is a connection between the key's pattern and the Minotaur's labyrinth. [ . . . ]
The Fancy Painters are Here! :: On Decorative Painting
9June 18, 2010
by Regina Garay
in On the Job
When asked What do you do? and I invariably answer I'm a faux finisher, I sometimes get a quizzical look. I may follow up with I'm an artist...a decorative painter but I usually end up in the neighborhood of I paint murals...to which everyone then goes Ahhh!. I haven't yet found an answer that works 100% of the time and I don't mind the confusion since my own husband thought the glazes I work with are the same as can be found on doughnuts. It makes me smile. [ . . . ]
