The other day when Kelly from Restyling Home posted this interview with me, one of my readers emailed me and said ‘Maria it could have been loooooonger’. So here’s another one. Jennifer Duchene is one of the talented designers that attended my last True Colour Expert Workshop in September, her blog and business is called…
The Gift of a Trained Eye this Christmas
12/23/2010Yesterday I arrived at a consultation. I had been referred by the project manager of a renovation company who would be starting this one right after Christmas (he reads my blog). This company is very organized. They don’t begin construction until their client has signed off on all the finishes. This had been completed one…
What Everyone Should Know about Fan Decks
11/24/2010Have you ever looked at a darker or lighter colour on a strip of colours from a fan deck and thought “That doesn’t look right’. Well, you were probably correct. To choose colours accurately, you need to rely on your colour trained eye (or your colour designer) to find a colour in the deck that…
I am seriously delayed in posting new dates for this course, but I’ve been working on some video clips. Don’t judge them too harshly, they are far from professional and although a lot of the course was taped by my fabulous assistant we only ended up with a few very short clips which were presentable….
My second True Colour Expert Workshop is happening right now and the best part about teaching is that I (or more importantly you) always learn from my participants too! Credit The discussion we were having today was about working with clients when they have an empty palette and starting from scratch. I mentioned that I’ve…
Learn my System for Colour Consulting
05/30/2010If you want the Rainbow you gotta put up with the Rain ~ Dolly Parton flickr My first True Colour Expert Workshop was this past weekend and I was a little stressed the first day knowing the expectations were high of all the designers and colour experts that flew from all over the US and…
Who else Wants to be a True Colour Expert?
05/26/2010One more day and my first 3 day workshop will be here (Thursday). The course is almost full and the June dates are open for registration. June 24, 25 & 26, 2010. Click here for more information. I taught a modified version of this course for 3 years at Vancouver Community College and here are…
How I Became a True Expert
02/28/2010Before I discovered how truly passionate I was about colour and design, I had a few different jobs. I missed out on college because my parents couldn’t afford to send me and even though I loved decorating (even then), I was so naive it never occurred to me that I could [get a student loan]…
Certified True Colour Expert Training
02/15/2010A Certified True Colour Expert can walk into any room, and distinguish what works and what doesn’t work about the undertone of the colours in the space. This workshop will teach you how to: o See colour like a professional. o Choose interior and exterior colour expertly and with…
The Rewards of Teaching
12/03/2008My final Colour Theory Class at the Vancouver Community College for the Fall Semester was last Wednesday evening (I have one month off before we start up again in January) and my wonderful students surprised me with a bouquet of yellow orchids and this gorgeous card: Here I am reading my card 🙂 This is…
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