Press Release Martha Stewart American Made 2015 Nominee

By
Lisa Clifton
Marketing/Publicist for
Edwin K. Leishman
Telephone (702) 337-6692
E-mail mpart2015@gmail.com


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

L O C A L   A R T I S T  N O M I N A T E D  F O R  M A R T H A  S T E W A R T ' S

A M E R I C A N  M A D E  A W A R D S  

Edwin K. Leishman, owner of MP Art, Inc., has been nominated for his entry in the Design category in the prestigious 4th Annual Martha Stewart American Made Awards.  Winners will be announced on October 23, 2015, with an awards ceremony as part of the American Made Summit to be held in New York City on November 7, 2015.  The American Made Awards honor craftsmen and makers from across the United States for innovations and excellence in their respective fields of Design, Food, Crafts, and Style.  From influencing an industry to impacting a community, each nominee is honored for helping to promote the American Made Movement.

Leishman was nominated for his new product concept and design called Wall-Ahhh Cool Walls, a wall graphic that delivers a beautiful, intelligently executed solution to the decor and design issues faced when addressing the walls which surround us.  Wall-Ahhh incorporates your existing walls architecturally into the design, not only expanding our horizons but also giving an extra dimension to our living spaces.

Originally founded by Leishman as Mural Perspective,  MP Art has been creating and producing custom decorative murals and faux finishes for residential and commercial clients in Las Vegas for nearly 20 years.They have also developed and perfected a process for doing underwater murals in swimming pools. The 3-D effect of his tromp l'oeil style of painting is surprisingly enhanced by the addition of water, giving one the illusion of literally swimming with the dolphins, sharks and other sea creatures incorporated in these  large scale visual works of art.

About his Wall-Ahhh Cool Walls concept, Leishman states " I've noticed that if you can sincerely fool one's eye architecturally with paint or print, one can't get enough of it. That's why I want to deliver a retail item that believably makes your walls disappear leaving behind an architecturally interesting and beautiful vista.

The Wall-ahhh cool walls kit contains several pieces of adhesive backed canvas that the consumer would install themselves, and which can removed and re-installed over and over again, with a total application time under 10 minutes. A truly innovative alternative to other wall graphics on the market  or as Mr. Leishman likes to describe it,  a wall graphic for grown-ups.  Voila (Wall-Ahhh)  Just like that!

His profile and nomination can be viewed along with the other nominees online at http://www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/nominee/138698/design/mp-art.  Nine Editors Choice honorees and one Peoples Choice Award winner will be announced on October 23, 2015.  All winners will receive $10,000 to further their business and a trip for 2 to the American Made Summit and Awards ceremony to be held in New York City on November 7th of this year.

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