How I made the letter T print
Have you ever wondered how a master gilder crafts ornate lettering for signs or printed designs (e.g. tattoo art?) It requires a combination of specialist skills and carefully sourced suppliers, and this post takes you…
Silver Pouring
Making Mirror solution for creating a chemical deposited reflective surface. The cloud effect is from the two chemicals coming together.
Glass Gilding workshop - November 9th 2017
These are the beautiful pieces of glass created by 3 talented students that came on my Glass Gilding workshop November 9th 2017. Fun time and so many techniques were shown to create these panels. The…
Glass Gilding workshop - October 5th - 8th 2017
3 and half day glass gilding workshop with students Henk Scholten and Ferrie Ovink both remarkable gilders and specialist decorators from Holland and Philippe Huguenin and signwriter / designer from Switzerland. All three artists completed…
Gold Leaf Workshop - 30th September 2017
Great one day workshop with these 5 students last week here in Torquay. They all made 3 panels each that had techniques such as Oil Gilding, Water Gilding, Mother of Pearl inlay, Blended shades, and…
Pencil Sketched rendering for Gulledge Gilded Glass sign
This pencil sketch was designed for Jason and Stacey Gulledge from Paris, France.
Private Bar in Cleveland, Ohio
Made for a private bar in Cleveland, Ohio. This pencil sketched artwork is the main design for the bar interior. This will eventually become a reverse glass sign in many techniques including gold leaf.
The Hour Glass
Made for Paulinho Moreira from Brazil. This was hand sketched for a tattoo design.
Gastronomy Grocer
Hand sketched artwork for a Gastronomy Grocer shop in South Devon, England.
Eco Soapia - Traditional Soap Company, Central London
Hand sketched artwork for Eco Soapia based in London. Glass Sign to follow.
Andrew Amo Wright
Hand rendered sketch for a dear friend called Andrew Amo Wright. Andrew is a traditional signwriter and works with his family at Pinewood Studios, London England.
John Mayer Concert Tour 2013 with friends in Paso Robles, California
These pictures are from the Born and Raised Tour with friends from England ,Australia and America in 2013.
Old Souls Tattoo Parlour
I designed this artwork for a talented friend by the name of Noah Moore from Kansas City, Missouri USA.
The Golden Age of Reverse Glass Signs and Signwriting
A few images of times gone by of the older generation of craftsmen at work in there studios, brilliant cutting and glass embossing.
