In the News

A collection of articles and highlights of our work in Montana and beyond.
Jeremy on Passion for Craft Podcast

Jeremy Mistretta on Plaster | Passion For Craft Podcast

Plaster is an ancient art that is being lost to todays world, Jeremy seeks to do it right.

Trowels, Tradition, and a Passion for Plaster | Skilled AF Podcast

Through New Age Artisans and the Plaster Portal, Jeremy is redefining how traditional craft can thrive in the modern era, while ensuring he gives back to the industry that’s provided so much for him.

Woman sits on a couch with her dog

An Architect Does It All for a 1967 Split-Level in Bozeman

Open Studio Collective founder Allison Bryan was both architect and builder on her dream home, infusing the gut job with playful curves, abundant light and textured surfaces.

Custom plaster finish in dark gray over a gas fireplace.

Western Home Journal Summer 2024

Jeremy Mistretta is obsessed with plaster. He loves the precision of applying it. He loves the colors and textures. He loves walking into a room and seeing how alive the walls look—a dance of light and shadow that could never be achieved by paint alone.

Bedroom with wood-burning fireplace

Cowboy Heaven

Tour a Ski-In, Ski-Out House in Big Sky, Montana, That Sleeps 21. The sculptural plaster ceiling was designed for acoustic performance and installed by New Age Artisans. Photography by Matthew Millman.

Building an earth home

Building Off The Grid: Montana Earth Home

A couple builds their dream home in a remote canyon just north of Yellowstone National Park in Montana; they create an earthen home suited to the climate; they'll navigate the hardships of their remote setting while surrounded by stunning views.

Jeremy Mistretta of New Age Artisans

Old World Plaster Techniques

“Tadelakt” is a plaster technique that can be traced back about 2,000 years to the North African country of Morocco, and was originally used to line water cisterns to keep them sanitary. Bozeman-based New Age Artisans now use the ancient, work-intensive process to plaster showers, backsplashes, countertops, and windowsills.

The Mill Creek House

The Mill Creek House

Custom builder Jody Marler of Fishcamp Custom and architect Carita Adams designed this home in Montana's Paradise Valley in a traditional rustic style, incorporating stone and reclaimed wood. All of the plaster walls and ceilings are by New Age Artisans.

Tadelakt Tools

Modern Minimalist Bathrooms

Tadelakt Plaster: The Ultimate Interior Design Flex for Modern Minimalist Bathrooms. If you aren’t a fan of rough grout lines in your bathroom, the tadelakt plaster technique could be the answer for your shower walls and backsplashes.

A beautiful bedroom

Master of Plaster

When a wall calls for the sophistication, depth, and timelessness of hand-applied plaster — as this bedroom in a Yellowstone Club home did — New Age Artisans is Southwest Montana's go-to authority.