Most of the wall, ceiling, and trim painting has been completed. Also nearing completion is the re-varnishing of the wood doors and window frames. The focus of the project has mostly shifted to re-doing the Art Nouveau decorative features. These features appear in the previous posts on this project, before repainting. The lead on this part of the project is an extraordinary craftsperson, Cécile Dalmais, who does this sort of work all over the region, as well as internationally. She has a young woman apprentice working with her as they tackle this daunting project.
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| The Artist and her Apprentice, with a Pattern |
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| The Team with some of Their Work |
For the decorative features, the image is transferred from a paper or cloth pattern by poking holes along a plastic sheet containing an outline of the pattern. This produces an outline of dots on the wall, which then shows an outline of the image. They can then use this transferred image as an outline as they paint over it. The result is an exact replica of the original design with newly painted colors.
They have been finishing the green borders topped with a cream-colored line and pinstriping. They are beginning to work on the signage indicating each floor that appears opposite the elevator and above the doors of the apartments.
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| Floor Indicator Signage Before Repainting |
By the end of this week, we should have several more areas mostly completed, and we can photograph some of them to illustrate this saga.
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