Plasterers Local 66
Organized Labor
June 2009
Jason O’ Rourke, 9 years. I like the different types of Italian finishes. My favorite finish is probably color veneer. I like the different patterns you can put into it by breaking up the strokes. It’s challenging, but once you get the hang of it, you can make it look cloudy or make it look like different colors. It’s pretty cool. I worked on Larry Ellison's mansion in Woodside. We did a Japanese finish with an organic material made of bamboo. I will always remember that. Before I got into the trade, I was driving a cement truck, and my buddy Paul told me about plastering. I didn’t even know what it was, but he said come down to the union hall and find out. It worked out pretty well.