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In these pages, I hope to inspire in you an appreciation of design,
"traditional signwriting", reverse glass decoration and ornate gilding that has been my
passion and work so far.
This website contains images of my Signwriting studio in Torquay, Devon, showing a
cross section of the kind of work that I specialize in.
I will also undertake commissions to design and produce Ornate Brilliant Cut and acid etched
silvered mirrors, Reverse Gold Leaf advertising mirrors , hand painted and lettered pictorial pub signs.
Also many of the scrolls, banners and panels you see throughout the website and more are
available for download to incorporate in your own design work.
David Smith 2010
May 17th, 2012
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Artwork detail
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Born and Raised thumbnail sketch
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Born and Raised album original drawing
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Born and Raised detail
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second idea for Born and Raised
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black and white drawing
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coins and medal detail
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Hand drawn artwork
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Thumbnail Original design.
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Hand drawn details
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Black and White version. Born and Raised.
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Colour version of the original design
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Album Cover Born and Raised, muted colours
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John Mayer sketch Original artwork
Tags: Album Cover, band, Born and Raised, columbia records, flowers, guitarist, John Mayer, lyrics, Music, Queen of California, Something called olivia, sony music
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November 22nd, 2011
 ’Knowsley Alphabet’ by Gordon Young, commissioned by KMBC Leisure & Cultural services for Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park, Huyton, Knowlsey. The glass is 6ft by 4ft and is half inch laminated. (it was heavy!) Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: antique mirror, art, artwork, brilliant cutting, david smith, glass sign, Gold Leaf Workshop, handcrafted, martial arts, pictorial, signwriting, steam punk, victorian glass, vintage, water gilding, wheel cutting
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November 1st, 2011
 Monogramme Glass Sign . A decorative reverse glass sign with various techniques inluding brilliant cutting and acid etching. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: brilliant cutting, gilding, glass sign, Gold Leaf Workshop, reverse glass, signwriting, victorian glass, water gilding, wheel cutting
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August 10th, 2011
 This piece of reverse glass gilding will be exhibited in the Victoria and Albert Musem London. The show will run from September 2011 to January 2012 in the V&A’s Porter gallery. The V&A and Crafts Council will retain ownership of the piece after the show. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: antique mirror, brilliant cutting, gilding, glass sign, handcrafted, mirror, museum, nostalgic, reverse glass, victoria and albert museum
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July 18th, 2011
 I designed this artwork for a talented friend by the name of Noah Moore from Kansas City, Missouri USA. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: artwork, billhead, design, drawing, ephemera, glass sign, letterhead, logo, pencil sketch, reverse glass, shop sign, sign, sketching, tattoo, vintage
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June 6th, 2011
 This is one of two mirrors recently completed. The mirrors were hand made using the traditional Embossing and brilliant cutting techniques from over 100 years ago. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: antique mirror, antique mirrors, art, brilliant cutting, glass sign, gold leaf, handcrafted, reverse glass, silvered, ver eglomise, vintage, water gilding, wheel cutting
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June 5th, 2011
 I was approached by a very nice client from Pennsylvania, USA to design him some artwork for his 1890′s Carriage House. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 30th, 2011
 I made this piece of glass art for my friends daughter who is crazy mad on anything to do with Jacko . Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 60's, 70's, 80's, art, black and white, famous, frits, Hollywood, Jackson 5, Jackson Five, Michael Jackson, MJ, seventies, singer, sixties, slumped glass
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May 26th, 2011
 This is an Original turn of the century glass advertising sign that was restored back to it’s former glory. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 26th, 2011
 Kiln Formed Glass and gilded with 24crt Gold Leaf using traditional water gilded gelatine size. Made for a vintage vehicles front headlights.
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Tags: 1909, car, Glass, gold, gold leaf, headlight, lights, morley headlamp, old, slumped, vehicle, vintage
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