Priscilla Hauser
Decorative Painting
With “I can teach you to paint” as her motto, First Lady of Decorative Painting Priscilla Hauser has inspired thousands of decorative painters since taking her first tole painting class in the early 1960s.
In the beginning Priscilla’s path was headed towards a dentist office rather than a painting studio. “Mother and dad wouldn’t pay for art school, so that’s how I wound up in dental hygiene,” she admits. However, after school her interest in art prevailed as her passion, and she decided to learn how to paint. Her first painting was on a salt shaker. Soon her neighbors saw her work, and encouraged her to begin teaching classes in her garage, and that is how Priscilla began her career as a teacher.
Her garage was soon to small for the number of students she was teaching, and that’s when Priscilla opened “Priscilla’s Little Red Tole House.” She began to spread her love of decorative painting to hundreds of eager students. 
During this time decorative painting had caught on, and in 1972 Priscilla gathered 21 people in Tulsa, OK and founded the National Society of Tole and Decorative Painting (now known as the Society of Decorative Painting or SDP).
Priscilla is a world renowned teacher, author, and decorative painter. She has published many best selling books with Plaid, and is currently as spokeswoman for FolkArt Acrylic Colors. Her emphasis on the basics of painting has inspired students across the world. She has taught in Canada, Japan, Argentina, and all over the world. Priscilla recently opened a new "Little Red Tole House" in Tulsa, and plans to teach there for years to come.
Priscilla's 2009 Seminar Schedule
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