It’s always good to work with my friend Jessica Tolman of Briar design – and this “art ceiling” project at a beautiful contemporary home in Newton was no exception!
Our client Rebecca was working with Jess to fine-tune some of the rooms in her home, and as they were working on the dining room, Rebecca had the idea to make a statement on the ceiling! After looking through my website, they were inspired to do a graphic pattern of crossing lines and called me in to help make the idea come to life.
When we met, we talked about layout ideas and also chose a color based on the rug and seat cover they had already chosen (these are not in yet – so not in the photo!). I then took my notes back to my studio and created two sample boards – one to show the full-scale thickness and color of the stripes, and another scale layout of the stripes on the ceiling. Rebecca and Jess loved the boards – so I was on to painting the ceiling!
The first step was to measure out the line placement to match my original design, and then plan thickness and opacity for each line (the lines are created with glaze mixed with paint and range from dark/opaque to light/translucent). When I was done, Rebecca was thrilled – and asked me to sign the art I created on her ceiling!
Enjoy!
Jason
