Caroline Woldenberg

Caroline Woldenberg, introduced to decorative finishes as a hospitality and commercial interior designer, found her passion for painting in 1987. The projects Caroline's 6 person Atlanta-based company has been commissioned for range from residential projects through large commercial and religious installations. Her projects have taken her throughout the United States, as well as to the Marias district of Paris and the fashion district of Milan. Working in the southeast, her company has been servicing the area's top designers as a full service decorative arts company including painted furnishings, gilding, wall finishes, plastering, and murals. Caroline Woldenberg's work has been featured in local as well as national publications, including Southern Accents, Veranda, and House Beautiful.

Caroline Woldenberg has been instrumental in translating the traditional finishes she learned at The Isabel O'Neil Studio in New York, with Bill Holgate of England, and in Italy to modern materials. She also attended The Finishing School in the late 1980's and early 1990's, studying with Ina, Allen and Robert Marx. In 2001, Caroline became a member of Salon, an international association of decorative artists, and continues to study her art form at every opportunity. Her teaching takes her throughout the United States, including Georgia, New York, Pennsylvania, California, Florida and Texas.

Many of Caroline woldenberg's contributions to the school are 'upfront,' such as her extensive collection of over 3000 custom basecoat colors, the Color and Design, Aging and Distressing, Venetian Gem, Gilding, Traditional Finishes classes and her work with major paint companies and manufacturers. Others are more 'behind-the-scenes,' including her extensive work in structuring the Marble, Graining, Mural, and Trompe l'oeil classes and notes. The Finishing Source is a resource center for designers, architects, decorative painters, and clients.

"My goal in instruction is to create a 'thinking artist', one who can balance artistry and profitability. I want my students to leave with a solid understanding of the materials they are working with, so the transition from the classroom to the field is smooth."