Our family business started in1985 by Jill Platt was
first known as Finishing Touches. In 1987 Jill attended
the US School for Professional Paperhangers and Faux
Art in Rutlin, VT. In 2001, the company name was changed
to JPlatt & Co. when our son Jon joined the business.
Jon studied advanced designer wall finishes at Martin
Allen Hirsh's Decorative Finishes Studio in Louisville,
KY.
Subsequently,
Jill's husband, Ed [retired from his "real job"
of 34 years] and was lured into the bright lights of
faux fame when he helped on a revealed brick project
for the First & Last Tavern in Guilford CT. Ed also
learned Venetian Plaster, Gemstones, Stuccos finishes,
elephant hide, leather, and Egyptian wall applications
at the Decorative Finishes Studio in Louisville.
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In
Jan 2008 Jill also made it to the studio in Louisville,
attending a workshop on old world cabinet finishes.
This was followed up with a course in Feb 2008 on reactive
finishes [We're really excited about these amazing new
walls!]
Additionally,
we are associated with another Guilford artist, Leslie
Ann Powers [pictured on right] who, along with Martin
Allen Hirsh, is published in the book "Sophisticated
Surfaces", a collection of works completed by the
most accomplished professionals in the country. Leslie
Ann designs stencils and guides us through many of our
larger projects. We are fortunate to have the skills
needed to work alongshide this master artist.
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