The International Magazine of Decorative Finishing and Fine Art

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A Faux Effects International, Inc. Publication
Volume XI
The International Magazine of Decorative Finishing and Fine Art
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Maggie Oberc, a native of a 13th Century city, Krosno
(Poland), was exposed to great architecture and art through
childhood. She found renovated and preserved sites of the
late medieval and early renaissance buildings in her city
mesmerizing, especially when she gained access to their
attics full of “treasures” waiting to be given new form and
purpose. At the age of eight Maggie painted her first mural
of “Care Bears” on her bedroom wall long before learning
that mural art is actually a profession, as if she anticipated her
own future. Over the years her bedroom walls and furniture
served as canvases, changing colors and styles every season.
During Maggie’s years at art school, she mastered designing
furniture, sculpture, décor and fashion accessories. One of
her most original works of that period was the creation of a
five-foot tall leather human size sculpture. Despite her art
professors' discouragement to create this highly technically
challenging sculpture, the project turned out to be a great
success with many awards given for her innovation. The
experience of producing something challenging revealed to
Maggie that not only working with unusual media can be
fun and creative, but also that no media can limit one's
unsurpassable creativity. And decorative painting indulges
both. In her earlier years in America, Maggie focused on
designing and illustrating books and fine art. A passion for
decorative finishing awoke when she painted the murals of a
Mexican restaurant in New Jersey. Her creative strength was
entrusted with its interior design, and soon after she began
two other restaurant projects. Maggie found multitasking
projects of designing and decorative painting challenging,
and yet she needed improvement. In a search for a good faux
finish school to help master decorative techniques, Maggie
traveled to Dallas, TX where her relationship with Faux
Effects International began, and later took courses at the
Studio in Vero Beach, FL, which improved her methods even
more. Presently, she continues her work on decorative and
faux finishing projects and is thankful for all the knowledge
afforded by the Faux Effects® organization.
For more information, contact
Maggie Oberc
609.214.2494
goniao@hotmail.com
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