Ariadna Venegas
Owner and lead finisher
Runs every board visit and signs every estimate. Speaks Spanish and English.
About the studio
A small crew that does the troweling itself
Venegas Plaster & Glaze is six people working from a shop on Stone Avenue. Ariadna leads the visits and the finishing; the people who trowel your wall are the people you met.
We work on old plaster over adobe and brick in the central neighborhoods, on newer drywall in the foothills, and on stucco walls outside. Every job starts with boards, because no one should find out how a finish looks on the wall itself.
The crew
Six people, and you will meet the ones on your wall
Ask for any of them by name. Names and roles are sample content until the owner edits them.
Florencio Cortina
Plaster foreman
Mixes and trowels the plaster, and teaches the newer crew how thin a coat should go. Speaks Spanish and English.
Azucena Garay
Glaze and color
Mixes the glazes and makes the sample boards. Speaks Spanish and English.
Estefania Adame
Estimates and designer liaison
Writes the estimates, loans boards to designers and keeps the schedule. Speaks Spanish and English.
Macario Resendez
Prep and repair
Opens cracks, skims, flattens and primes every wall before a finish goes on. Speaks Spanish and English.
Alana Meadows
Finisher, limewash and stencils
Brushes limewash and cuts the stencils. Speaks and writes English.
How we work
Three habits that run through every job
Boards first
You see the finish in your light before any wall is touched.
Thin coats, dried between
We don't rush plaster. Each coat dries before the next one goes on.
Written down
The finish, coats, colors and what is not included are in the estimate.
Come meet the crew.
Book a board visit, or stop by the shop and see the boards on the shelf.