Annie Sloan

Elizabeth Ann Sloan CBE (an haife ta a ranar 19 ga Yuni 1949) ƙwararriyar mai zane ce 'yar Birtaniya, mai zane, ƙwararriyar mai launi, marubuciya kuma mai ƙirƙira. Ita ce ta ƙirƙiro Chalk Paint, kuma Shugabar kamfanin da iyalinta ke gudanarwa, Annie Sloan Interiors. 

Manufar Sloan ita ce ta taimaka wa mutane su cimma burinsu na ƙirƙira, "kowa yana da kirkire-kirkire ta wata hanya - kawai ina da sha'awar taimaka wa mutane su sami wannan ƙirƙira",  wanda take ƙoƙarin yi ta hanyar hanyar sadarwarta ta duniya ta masu hannun jari masu zaman kansu, da kuma koyarwarta.

Sloan ta yi karatun Fine Art a jami'ar Reading, inda ta kasance memba na ƙungiyar mawakan punk Moodies,  Sloan ta ci gaba da rubuta littattafai da dama kan fenti na gargajiya da dabarun zane na ado, farawa da The Complete Book of Decorative Fenti Techniques a 1988.  Ta ƙirƙiro nata layin fenti na ado, Chalk Paint, a 1990.  Yanzu ana ɗaukarta a matsayin wata hukuma ta duniya kan fenti da launi kuma an naɗa ta Kwamandan Order of the British Empire (CBE) a cikin 2023 Birthday Honours don ayyukan ƙirar ciki. 

 Rayuwar farko, ilimi da iyali 
An haifi Sloan a Sydney, Ostiraliya, a shekarar 1949 ga mahaifin wani ɗan ƙasar Scotland da kuma mahaifiyar ɗan ƙasar Fiji. Mahaifin ɗan jarida na Sloan ne ya zaburar da ita ga son fasaha ta hanyar gabatar da ita ga aikin mai zane na Fauve Gauguin.  Iyalin sun zauna a Ingila a shekarar 1959.

Sloan ya yi karatun zane-zane a Kwalejin Fasaha ta Croydon a ƙarƙashin Marc Camille Chaimowicz da kuma a Jami'ar Reading (MFA 1973) a ƙarƙashin malamai kamar Terry Frost da Claude Rogers .

A lokacin da take Reading ne ta gano Charleston Farmhouse kuma ta rubuta wa mai zane Duncan Grant wasiƙa tana bayyana burinta na ziyartarta. A shekarar 2018, Sloan ta fara aiki da Charleston Trust, wanda ta bayyana a matsayin "mafarki da ya cika". 

A matsayinta na ɗaliba, Sloan ta yi bincike kan manufofinta na fasahar punk da wasan kwaikwayo tare da sauran mawaka da ɗalibai, ciki har da Anne Bean a cikin ƙungiyar mawaka da aka sani da The Moodies.  Malcolm McLaren yana da sha'awar sanya hannu kan ƙungiyar The Moodies, bayan ganin yadda suke nuna goyon bayan Pink Floyd, amma ƙungiyar ba ta son yin watsi da mutuncin fasaharsu.

Sloan tana zaune kuma tana aiki a Oxford, Ingila, tare da mijinta, David.  Suna da 'ya'ya maza uku, ciki har da mawakan Chad Valley, da Djrum da jikoki uku. Ita 'yar uwa ce ga shugaban gidan talabijin na BBC, marigayi Tom Sloan . 

 Sana'a 
Bayan kammala karatun jami'a, Sloan ta yi aiki a matsayin malamar fasaha a makarantu daban-daban a Gabashin Landan daga 1973-1977. Ta kuma yi aiki a mujallar Time Out a matsayin Mataimakiyar Editan Wasan Kwaikwayo (1973-1975). Bayan haka ne Sloan ta mayar da hankalinta ga zane-zanen ado.

Littafin Sloan na farko, The Complete Book of Decorative Paint Techniques, an rubuta shi tare da Kate Gwynn kuma an buga shi a shekarar 1988. Nasarar littafin ta fara aikinta a matsayin ƙwararriyar mai zane-zane kuma ta haifar da damar koyar da dabarun zane-zane na ado a duk duniya.

 Fentin Alli 
Sloan ta ci gaba da ƙirƙirar nata nau'in fenti, Chalk Paint, a shekarar 1990.  Ta hanyar amfani da bincike da gogewa na tsawon rayuwa wajen aiki da fenti da launi, ƙirƙirar Chalk Paint ta samo asali ne daga buƙatar Sloan na fenti wanda za a iya amfani da shi don cimma tasirin ado mara iyaka - kuma cikin sauri - ba tare da buƙatar yashi ko shirya saman ba kafin a shafa.  Da farko, an ƙera fentin a Belgium.

Ta buɗe shagonta na farko a Headington, Oxford, a shekara ta 2000, inda ta sayar da fenti, da kuma yadi da kayan daki da aka riga aka fenti. 

An buga littafinta mai suna Colour Recipes for Painted Furniture and More a shekarar 2013.  Daga nan sai aka sake buga shi da "Room Recipes for Style and Colour" a shekarar 2014. 

A shekarar 2021, Sloan ta ƙaddamar da fenti na bango na Annie Sloan tare da Annie Sloan Satin Paint.

A shekarar 2018, Sloan ta ƙaddamar da littafinta mai suna The Colourist, wanda ake bugawa sau biyu a shekara.

 Haɗin gwiwa 
Sloan ya yi aiki tare da Oxfam, Charleston Trust, ActionAid, Create Academy, da kuma The RHS kan tara kuɗi da ayyukan ƙirƙira.

An nada Sloan a matsayin Kwamandan Daular Burtaniya (CBE) a bikin tunawa da ranar haihuwa ta 2023 saboda ayyukan ƙirar cikin gida. 

 Littattafan tarihi 

 The Complete Book of Decorative Paint Techniques: An Inspirational Sourcebook of Paint Finishes and Interior Decoration, Ebury Press (, 1988)
 Nursery Style: Creating Beautiful Rooms for Children, with Felicity Bryan. Contemporary Books (, 1989)
 Simple Painted Furniture, DK (, 1989)
 Colour in Decoration, Frances Lincoln Publishers (, 1990)
 Traditional Paints and Finishes, Collins & Brown (, 1993)
 The Practical Guide to Decorative Antique Effects, Reader's Digest (, 1995)
 Decorative Paint Effects: A Practical Guide, Reader's Digest (, 1996)
 Decorative Gilding: A Practical Guide, Reader's Digest (, 1996)
 Decorative Stenciling and Stamping: A Practical Guide, Reader's Digest (, 1997)
 Decorative Wood Finishes: A Practical Guide, Reader's Digest (, 1997)
 Decorative Decoupage: A Practical Guide, Reader's Digest (, 1998)
 The Painted Furniture Sourcebook: Motifs from the Medieval Times to the Present Day, Collins & Brown, (, 1999)
 Modern Paint Effects: A Guide to Contemporary Paint Finishes from Inspiration to Technique, Collins & Brown, (, 2000)
 Paint Alchemy: Recipes for Making and Adapting Your Own Paint for Home Decorating, Collins & Brown, (, 2001)
 How to Paint Furniture, Collins & Brown, (, 2001)
 Colour Schemes That Really Work, Collins & Brown (, 2002)
 Painted Garden: 25 Easy Outdoor Paint Effects to Transform Any Surface, Laurel Glen Publishing (, 2003)
 Painted Kitchen: Paint Effect Transformations for Walls, Cupboards, and Furniture, Laurel Glen Publishing (, 2004)
 Complete Book of Decorative Paint Finishes, Collins & Brown, (, 2004)
 Quick and Easy Paint Transformations: 50 step-by-step ways to makeover your home for next to nothing, CICO Books (, 2010)
 Creating the French Look: Inspirational Ideas and 25 Step-By-Step Projects, CICO Books (, 2011)
 The Annie Sloan Work Book: For Your Colour & Paint Ideas & Inspiration, Oxford Folio (, 2012)
 Color Recipes for Painted Furniture and More: 40 step-by-step projects to transform your home, CICO Books (, 2013)
 Room Recipes for Style and Color, CICO Books (, 2014)
 Chalk Paint Workbook: A practical guide to mixing paint and making style choices, CICO Books (, 2015)
 Paints Everything: Step-by-step projects for your entire home, from walls, floors, and furniture, to curtains, blinds, pillows, and shades, CICO Books (, 2016)
 The Colourist (2018-) ,

 Manazarta 

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