Plaster Works with a Twist

OFF THE PLASTERED WALLS! WITH ART A LA CARTE

Plaster is rich in history: the Ancient Egyptians used plaster in the making of the Cheops Pyramid, which is thought to be built between 2589 and 2566 BC!

From the Middle East to India, Egypt to China, to Greece and the ancient Roman Empire, plaster of some kind was used almost everywhere in the Old World.

Techniques have been developed to give plaster an incredible range of different effects. With imagination and skills, refinement of techniques, these unique surfaces can be used in many home style decor, such as Old World, Traditional or Modern.

Today, plaster walls have caught the attention of architects and interior designers- and the reason is...? Have you ever marveled the gorgeous plastered walls in Italy? These ancient walls which grow even more beautiful with age were plastered with a technique the Italians call "Decorative Stucco".

If you would like to unleash your inner interior designer and refresh your wall treatments with beautiful plaster finishes, Catherine Simms from ART A LA CARTE has been called "the go-to artist" for specialty plaster finishes...

Born and raised in Brittany, France, Catherine Simms is an artist based in Stamford, Connecticut. She studied The Arts at l'Ecole des cadres in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Paris), France. She has been working with interior designers, architects and home owners in Fairfield, Westchester counties and Florida for many years.

Her work has been featured in different publications such as the Robb Report Luxury Home, the Westchester Home and Garden and the Stamford/ Greenwich Advocate Home magazines.

She specializes in one-of-a-kind plaster finishes, using a wide range of organic aggregates for unusual textures, and then washes the walls in warm, Mediterranean color glazes in the manner of an "Aquarelle", resulting in a beautiful, somewhat transparent appearance. She then, oil, wax or buff them to a warm, antique patina, depending on the effect desired.