Student Feedback.

It's genuine feedback like this that makes teaching such a joy.

Mark

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Dear Mark,

Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the course this week. I learnt so much in a stimulating and very organised environment. It was a pleasure to step out if my life and have 3 days off and learn something so fun and new.

I feel ready to tackle some furniture and am itching to do so!

It's always a pleasure hanging out with someone passionate about their field of expertise, so thank you.

I would very much like to be kept in the loop re other courses to further my knowledge.

Have a great weekend.

Best,

Rebecca.

Sent from my iPhone

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Hi Mark
Gosh I have been so busy at work so sorry for not responding sooner. Wish I was still on the course - I really enjoyed it.
I am off to Hythe this weekend to do lots of painting - well actually preparation. I went to the London Decorators shop in Norwood and stocked up on some stuff.
Thank you for your kind offer of help and I would love to come on another course.
Regards
Dani

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Dear Mark

Thank you so much for putting this course together. I can't tell you how much I have enjoyed the last 3 days. It was so so full of practical information and a great balance of theory and preparation and painting. I think we covered a huge amount, and I just simply adored doing it! I really, really loved it and have loads of plans of putting it all into practise, on top of doing my desk. I am very proud of my magazine rack and can't wait to move onto the desk. I long to get lots more experience.

I will definitely keep in touch and I am sure I will bug you for information, but above all will recommend you to others. You must have gone to alot work to write the manual which I am going through. So much planning goes into these things. It was great fun too working with Martina and Victoria.

Hopefully, you have opened the door to many things for me which is wonderful.

I am going to Ray Munns this afternoon and have just written my long list! 

Thanks so much for the paint and the beautiful brush.

It has been fantastic meeting you!

With best wishes, Vivi.  

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Hi Mark

I have tried to post the pictures but I think you are the only one

that can do it. Sorry I have never used a blog! I am not even sure how

to write a comment.

I wanted to write the following:

Mark's three day course has renewed my interest in interior

decoration. I have always found the subject fascinating and over the

years I have had a lot of practice in my own house. Being self taught

though has meant that I have very often stumbled across bad practices

and also very bad products. In his course Mark has been extremely

generous in sharing his knowledge and has taken the headache out of

decorating! I have learnt that preparation is key and with the right

products and tools it is the secret for a great finish and less work.

I have enjoyed working with all these new Eco paints Mark is

understandably so fond of and appreciated their value both in terms of

final result and equally importantly for ease of use (water to thin

and water to clean, how much easier could this be... plus no horrible smell

induced headaches). I have learnt a lot about different types of

sanding papers, masking tapes and fillers (no more polyfiller for me

thank you very much)! which, although may sound boring matters, I have

totally changed the way I work and  have also made me less scared of

making a mistake because I now know how to easily correct it. We also

talked at length about colour and light and have enjoyed been more

creative and daring with colour without being stuck to prefixed colour

charts. The colour of my four panel doors started as Farrow and Ball

Parma Grey and ended up a more smokey version of it after adding umber

green and raw umber. To recap: Mark is a fountain of knowledge not

only in decoration and painting but also in furniture restoration and

I am thankful for him letting us dig into his gold mine of tips. I

have thoroughly enjoyed the course, the fun and the food from the

Black Bird opposite the studio!

Have a good Easter. Seaside must be great with this sunny hot day.

Speak soon

Martina


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Hi Mark

Thanks so much for your email....I really enjoyed the course and it has already helped me when dealing with the decorator think he was fairly impressed with my knowledge of paint and mastik !

I haven't got round to varnishing yet! been a bit mad.....My husband was quite impressed and I am determined to get started with some projects.

Let me know if you are around.

Thanks and best regards

Victoria

Hamlet Road
SE19