I am an artist and gilder living in London. I graduated in decorative arts from The City and Guilds of London Art School in 1990. I have exhibited extensively at a variety of galleries in the UK including shows at the Rebecca Hossack Gallery in London.
I use a variety of traditional decorative techniques, including water and oil gilding, raised and insized gesso, laquerwork and verre eglomise (water gilding onto glass and etching designs into the gold or silver leaf). I use these traditional techniques and my love of nature to create my own pieces of art.
I am influenced by the historical use of gilding, laquerwork and gesso work in both Europe and Asia, having visited cities with such diverse artistic traditions as Florence, Prague, Bangkok, Luang Prabang (Laos) and Hanoi (Vietnam). I take ideas from the natural world, combining leaves, flowers, seeds, lily pads, fish and birds in their various shapes and forms. These are depicted on gessoed panels with intricately raised details or onto glass with the image etched away. A palette of rich autumnal colours is combined with different coloured burnished gold leaf (from pewter colours through red to yellow gold) and silver leaf.
COMMISSIONING
Commissioning allows you the pleasure of owning a totally unique piece of art that is specifically designed to fit in with the decor of your home.
Past commissions include panels for the Sandy Lane Hotel in Barbados. The commission was for four very large raised gesso, carved and water gilded gold leaf panels. Each panel depicted scenes from nature in Barbados.
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