From:
Suzanne Witherington Warren
Memphis, Tennessee
To: Decorative Finishes
Studio
Date: October
18, 2001
Please accept my apology for this belated statement of gratitude, for, of
late, I have been far too busy to write. This present influx of work is,
nevertheless, refreshing, and my success is primarily a result of your
company's superior effort, as well as your commitment to the professional
development of your students.
As you may recall, before I discovered your facility, I was enrolled in a
Doctoral program for psychology and employed with the county school system.
Always longing for a career in the fine arts, but forfeiting two
opportunities for enrollment in fine arts institutions, I settled for what I
judged at the time to be a more practical profession, counseling adolescents.
After five years of service in the mental health realm, I assessed my
happiness only to determine that I was entirely dissatisfied. Based on this
recognition of unfulfillment, this academic year would be my last; I withdrew
from the Doctoral program and gave my notice at work effective for the end of
the school year 2001. While severing those ties, I promptly enrolled in your
Art and Business of Faux Finishing course, one of the best investments, emotionally and
financially, I have ever explored.
Since I was obligated with my present job for five more months after taking
your class, I utilized my free time according to the advice you most
graciously shared in the business dinner segment of the course.
Specifically, I established a LLC, made business cards, purchased supplies,
reviewed periodicals for images of faux art, perfected my samples, created
new/original finishes, and met with designers almost every day after work.
By the end of May, I had assumed a new level of confidence and amassed a
wealth of knowledge. Subsequently, I presold finishes through mid-October,
including a 1,600 square foot Italian drift and mottled marble floor, several
furniture show rooms, two massive columns in Venetian Gem plaster, and an
19th Century carriage house, and I am only beginning my career.
I only wish I were eloquent enough to fully express the personal
fulfillment that I have attained with your help. You and your staff are
remarkable, and I am forever grateful.
God Speed, Suzanne Witherington Warren "Little" Memphis, Tennessee
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