Madonna’s Astrologer Predicts Mr. Right

A true story of love written in the stars

Ignace Gaston Pardies, Constellations; Paris, 1693 (permission for use: https://www.davidrumsey.com/about)

The decorative painting company we worked for had clients who had made obscene fortunes on Wall Street. One had built a McMansion in East Hampton on several coveted acres, once a potato field. Our painted faux techniques on nearly every wall, baseboard, and door — marbling, stenciling, strié-ing, wood graining — were the…