Artistic Finishes, Inc started in 2010 in Raleigh, NC soon after Connie and I met at a Carolina Creative Artisans meeting - that's the local IDAL chapter. I had just moved to Raleigh and was hoping to meet some new artists. I had left my old partner (Susan Johnson and Just Faux You) after 12 years of business in Waxhaw, NC. My husband and I moved to Raleigh to be closer to our three children. I met some great people at the meeting who have become great friends. Connie and I were in the same boat - we both had been doing faux finishing and murals since the 1990's, and we were both looking for a painting partner. Our business was born. Connie and I make a great team. She has more of an art background, while I have an engineering degree. We both have taken a few faux finishing classes, but mainly we learn by just doing it! Our motto is we can paint anything! We do faux finishing, murals, furniture, stenciling, plasters and more. We have the best times working together.