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January 2009 - touring
a 16th century palace in Marrakech, Morocco….(from left
to right) Pam Grace (LaFayette, Colorado), Gwen Ware
(Greensboro, North Carolina), Margaret Von Kaenel; 2009
President of International Decorative Artisans League
(St. Louis, Missouri), Rebecca Hotop (Fair Fax Station,
Virginia), Barbara Rusmussen (Sacramento, California),
Cynthia Davis; Wallovers (Trumbell, Connecticut),
Moustafah, Melanie Royals; Modello Designs and Royal
Design Studio (San Diego, California), Vickie Shultz
(Oceanside, California), Robin Johnston (New Boston,
Michigan), and Heather Bruno-Sears (Skaneateles, New
York).
January 2009, Heather joined industry
leader Melanie Royals, and fellow members of the International
Decorative Artisans League for a painting adventure in exotic Northern
Africa.
The team of 10 artists worked on 4
projects at Peacock Pavilions. Located on a 9-acre olive grove outside
the city of Marrakech, the property includes a main house and 3 guest
houses. Owners Maryam Montague and her architect husband, Chris,
chronicle the "bemused tales of an American family's quest to build a
guest house in Morocco..." at
www.mymarrakesh.com
Afterwards, Heather explored for a
week...and enjoyed the exotic architecture, landscape, and lifestyles of
Morocco.
View 2009 Morocco Slideshow...
Listen to the music
of Morocco
In
2014, Heather was thrilled to reunite with Melanie
Royals, and other top-ranked decorative painters from
across America, for another painting adventure in the
exotically, beautiful country of Morocco, Africa.
They
partnered with renown gallery owner, Hadia Temli, to
stencil custom design motifs on the walls of her
upcoming showroom on the outskirts of ancient Marrakech
- in the modern neighborhood of Gueliz, Morocco. The
multi-faceted project including an entire room mural
inspired by a Haiti - the original ceremonial silk
embroidered wall hanging used for design reference was
actually a vintage piece from the Temli family
collection.
Other rooms in the showroom
gallery received feature wall treatments inspired by
traditional Moroccan Islamic ornament. The two large
feature walls were rendered using Royal Design Studio
Stencils designed by Melanie Royals, in tone-on-tone
subtle pearlescent glaze against a soft white background
- to serve as an elegant backdrop for upcoming gallery
exhibits.
In
addition to lending a hand with another inspiring
project, Heather relished the chance to continue
exploring the cultural richness, exquisite Islamic
architecture, historical sights, vibrant heart of the
old-city medina, traditional artisan souks and
contemporary artist studios, Moroccan fare cooking
class, a winding caravan to hike the Atlas Mountains -
savoring afternoon mint tea and the stunning regional
views from atop Kasbah du Toubkai.
***Be
sure to read more @ Heather's Blog "Marrakech
Express...to Paint & Play"
View 2014 Morocco Slideshow
 
 
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