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.
My Website Design
It’s always hard to design your own front website page. I had all sorts of ideas on what I visioned the final design to look like.
Decorative Bathroom Mirror
I made this mirror for my wife to keep her happy. I was for ever promising a new mirror in our bathroom and so for her birthday made her an ornate mirror.
Dave Smith Victorian Reverse Glass Sign
Made for the end credits of my film which you can see here. Acid etched lettering with 23crt Gold-Leaf blended to 12crt Gold. The background was hand painted and finger blended , all the lettering…
P.H.Zang Brewing Co - Step by Step
This Victorian reverse glass sign was made for a local pub in my town. It was designed from an original trade card that Rick Glawson bought from an advertising show in Los Angeles.
Victorian Reverse Glass
These images are examples of original Victorian glass pieces from pubs scattered around London & the British Isles. This page is a homage to the Victorian glass artists who produced this work 100 years before…
American Reverse Glass
This page is dedicated to the American Craftsmen who were continuing & developing glass decoration techniques on the other side of the pond from the late 1800’s onwards. I would also like to mention here…
French Embossing
French Embossing is the corroding of glass with an acid to produce a great variety of Tones, textures and decorations. Very widely used during the Victorian period and still practiced today.
Heat Slumped Glass Signs
Various examples of curved glass made in my studio, using the same basic techniques of Victorian craftsman. The later pictures show the technique of forming the glass in a kiln to a pre-shaped metal former.
Mural Painting
A blast from the past! Some of my early hand-painted, pictorial work. Large paintings onto painted plywood.
Glue Chipped Glass
Glue Chipped Glass has to be one of the most intriguing techniques of reverse glass. I was first exposed to the glue chipping technique on glass while on holiday at the Disneyland Park in Aneheim,…