2024 Guest Speakers UK

Fluer Paint / Cait Whitson

Cait Whitson - Painty Cait

Designing and executing bespoke paint and textures finishes for over 35 years. Cait Whitson, the founder of Whitson’s has been involved in the decorative arts since 1985 and started her first decorative painting business in 1986. Working in an area of the painting and decorating world that involves pushing paints to their limits and where a really good understanding of paint chemistry is an absolute necessity, Cait developed a broad expertise in traditional and modern paint finishes. Not one to keep things to herself she started teaching and has continued to share her knowledge extensively both here in UK and in the USA. Her company built a remarkable reputation as a continuing source of expertise for other specialists and generalists in the decorative finishes market, providing training, courses, blog guidance, technical advice and highly specialised and high end paints and paint finishes.  She and Gibson her husband have acted as stockists, wholesalers and distributors of paint and paint products for a number of companies.

Visit Cait Whitson on the web: caitwhitson.com

 

Jonathan Marc Mendez - Painted Love

We are thrilled to announce that Jonathon Marc Mendes: at PBA 2023, he will be our special guest for the third year in a row! JMM is a talented artist and one of the nicest people you could ever meet. He has gained a reputation for his amazing tutorials and his old-world charm look. JMM’s approach to painting is unique and inspiring. He brings a fresh perspective to the art of painting, and his style is sure to leave you in awe. Want to learn new techniques or just want to watch a master at work? JMM’s tutorials are not to be missed.

Visit Brandy on the web at brushedbybrandy.com

Zoe Pocock - Muck and Brass

Zoe trained as a hairdresser in Brighton after leaving school in her hometown of Lewes in East Sussex, became a young mum, a pub landlady in Shropshire and then retrained as a manicurist. 

Zoe founded Muck N Brass in 2014 the day after being made redundant. It all started with small pieces of furniture from charity shops, painted and decoupaged on the dining table of her small London flat.

The name Muck N Brass comes from an expression from the era of heavy industry in the north of England, “Where there’s muck, there’s brass”. Brass being slang for money.

Zoe has been an expert/mentor on the BBC1 show Make it at Market, presenting 4 seasons of BBC/CBeebies Junk Rescue, The weekend workshop with Max Mcmurdo and Kate Humble for the Discovery channel and Flippin Profit on BBC1.

Visit Zoe on the web at muckandbrass.com

MULTIPLE ROOM OPTIONS AVAILABLE

SHARED ACCOMODATION

This is for a 2-day residential ticket-sharing room. This is double bed NOT twin beds . 

£ 525

This room is suitable for couples

Single Occupancy

This is for a 2-day residential ticket single occupancy. There is limited number of these tickets available.

£ 595

SATURDAY DAYTIME ONLY

This day ticket gives you access to the Furniture Painters Business Conference from 9AM – 5PM on Saturday 2nd September 2023

£ 225

SUNDAY DAYTIME ONLY

 This day ticket gives you access to the Furniture Painters Business Conference from 9AM – 4PM on Sunday 3rd September 2023

£ 200

SATURDAY & SUNDAY DAYTIME ONLY

 This weekend day ticket gives you access to the Furniture Painters Business Conference from 9AM – 5PM on Saturday 2nd & Sunday 9AM – 4PM 3rd September

£ 399

sold out

 All residential sharing and single tickets have sold out. There is alternative accommodations near by. Please contact Sarah or Kate or check the Facebook group for links to hotels 

Dont miss out this year! limited spaces available