Compo is a unique material. It is hard yet when steamed becomes very flexible. It can hold an incredible amount of detail and conform to different shapes. It can be painted or stained, gessoed and gilded. About the only thing it can't do is be used outdoors....it's not waterproof!
We completed this dining room ceiling this past January for a client in the River Oaks Section of Houston. The clients had visited St. Petersburg Russia and wanted a ceiling that captured the essence of what they had seen there. Paint finishing was completed by Chris Lowe of Decorative Arts. Chris and his crew are some of the most professional people I have ever worked with. I would highly recommend them. This was a fun project. I thank Ed Harris of Harris Sanders Interior Design for bringing us into this project. It was a fast paced project with a very tight deadline but we all jumped in and completed it in time for the clients to have a dinner party they had planned.
Here is a shot of the original ceiling before we did our thing.
Here are some construction photos.