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For folk in Melbourne, Liane Barker has set dates for two workshops that are well worth attending: Intro to Sign Lettering, 27–28 June, and Glass Gilding, 17–19 July.
https://www.masteringtheartofsignwriting.com/in-person-1
PS. Check out Liane and her father Maurie's lives in signs here:
https://bl.ag/60-years-on-the-brush-the-barker-signs-story/
#SignPainting #Signwriting #Gilding #Craft #Workshops #Melbourne
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Very late to the party, but if anyone in London (UK) is at a loose end tomorrow, then there are some top-notch craftspeople involved in this day of demonstrations as part of London Craft Week:
https://londoncraftweek.com/events/restoration-revival-elevation-of-the-hand-crafted-surface/
#Craft #LondonCraftWeek #Gilding #Marbling #Graining #FauxFinishes #DecorativeArts
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Very late to the party, but if anyone in London (UK) is at a loose end tomorrow, then there are some top-notch craftspeople involved in this day of demonstrations as part of London Craft Week:
https://londoncraftweek.com/events/restoration-revival-elevation-of-the-hand-crafted-surface/
#Craft #LondonCraftWeek #Gilding #Marbling #Graining #FauxFinishes #DecorativeArts
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Very late to the party, but if anyone in London (UK) is at a loose end tomorrow, then there are some top-notch craftspeople involved in this day of demonstrations as part of London Craft Week:
https://londoncraftweek.com/events/restoration-revival-elevation-of-the-hand-crafted-surface/
#Craft #LondonCraftWeek #Gilding #Marbling #Graining #FauxFinishes #DecorativeArts
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Very late to the party, but if anyone in London (UK) is at a loose end tomorrow, then there are some top-notch craftspeople involved in this day of demonstrations as part of London Craft Week:
https://londoncraftweek.com/events/restoration-revival-elevation-of-the-hand-crafted-surface/
#Craft #LondonCraftWeek #Gilding #Marbling #Graining #FauxFinishes #DecorativeArts
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Very late to the party, but if anyone in London (UK) is at a loose end tomorrow, then there are some top-notch craftspeople involved in this day of demonstrations as part of London Craft Week:
https://londoncraftweek.com/events/restoration-revival-elevation-of-the-hand-crafted-surface/
#Craft #LondonCraftWeek #Gilding #Marbling #Graining #FauxFinishes #DecorativeArts
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A client reach out to me on behalf of her mother who wanted pieces created that gave a nod to a 1935 copy of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam that she owns. Since she can’t give all four of her daughters the one book, she asked me to create 4 pieces each of a different favorite stanza in a style reminiscent of her copy.
Decorated initial in gouache and 23kt gold leaf.
Lettering in a roman bookhand. -
A client reach out to me on behalf of her mother who wanted pieces created that gave a nod to a 1935 copy of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam that she owns. Since she can’t give all four of her daughters the one book, she asked me to create 4 pieces each of a different favorite stanza in a style reminiscent of her copy.
Decorated initial in gouache and 23kt gold leaf.
Lettering in a roman bookhand. -
A client reach out to me on behalf of her mother who wanted pieces created that gave a nod to a 1935 copy of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam that she owns. Since she can’t give all four of her daughters the one book, she asked me to create 4 pieces each of a different favorite stanza in a style reminiscent of her copy.
Decorated initial in gouache and 23kt gold leaf.
Lettering in a roman bookhand. -
A client reach out to me on behalf of her mother who wanted pieces created that gave a nod to a 1935 copy of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam that she owns. Since she can’t give all four of her daughters the one book, she asked me to create 4 pieces each of a different favorite stanza in a style reminiscent of her copy.
Decorated initial in gouache and 23kt gold leaf.
Lettering in a roman bookhand. -
A client reach out to me on behalf of her mother who wanted pieces created that gave a nod to a 1935 copy of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam that she owns. Since she can’t give all four of her daughters the one book, she asked me to create 4 pieces each of a different favorite stanza in a style reminiscent of her copy.
Decorated initial in gouache and 23kt gold leaf.
Lettering in a roman bookhand. -
Mirror with the three Graces, bronze, Greece or the wider Hellenic world, ~2nd century BCE
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Mirror with the three Graces, bronze, Greece or the wider Hellenic world, ~2nd century BCE
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Mirror with the three Graces, bronze, Greece or the wider Hellenic world, ~2nd century BCE
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Mirror with the three Graces, bronze, Greece or the wider Hellenic world, ~2nd century BCE
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Mirror with the three Graces, bronze, Greece or the wider Hellenic world, ~2nd century BCE
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[The Washington Post] Appointee wants to replace White House columns with the ones Trump prefers.
You can never go wrong with architecturally suckling up to #Trump, especially if you are making things fancier, especially if you wait for *him* to be the one to suggest #gilding it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/15/white-house-columns-ionic-corinthian/
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@Luke The Conclaves were started in 1986 by Rick Glawson and have run every year since, so I guess this is its 40th anniversary year.
There is a five-page profile of Rick in BLAG 07 (https://bl.ag/07), reproduced from Mark Oatis’ 2003 tribute/obituary alongside extra photos from the collection of David Smith.
Pictured is the opening page (right side) with the piece following the profile of Keith Knecht in the magazine's regular 'Meet the Letterheads' column.
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@Luke The Conclaves were started in 1986 by Rick Glawson and have run every year since, so I guess this is its 40th anniversary year.
There is a five-page profile of Rick in BLAG 07 (https://bl.ag/07), reproduced from Mark Oatis’ 2003 tribute/obituary alongside extra photos from the collection of David Smith.
Pictured is the opening page (right side) with the piece following the profile of Keith Knecht in the magazine's regular 'Meet the Letterheads' column.
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@Luke The Conclaves were started in 1986 by Rick Glawson and have run every year since, so I guess this is its 40th anniversary year.
There is a five-page profile of Rick in BLAG 07 (https://bl.ag/07), reproduced from Mark Oatis’ 2003 tribute/obituary alongside extra photos from the collection of David Smith.
Pictured is the opening page (right side) with the piece following the profile of Keith Knecht in the magazine's regular 'Meet the Letterheads' column.
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@Luke The Conclaves were started in 1986 by Rick Glawson and have run every year since, so I guess this is its 40th anniversary year.
There is a five-page profile of Rick in BLAG 07 (https://bl.ag/07), reproduced from Mark Oatis’ 2003 tribute/obituary alongside extra photos from the collection of David Smith.
Pictured is the opening page (right side) with the piece following the profile of Keith Knecht in the magazine's regular 'Meet the Letterheads' column.
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@Luke The Conclaves were started in 1986 by Rick Glawson and have run every year since, so I guess this is its 40th anniversary year.
There is a five-page profile of Rick in BLAG 07 (https://bl.ag/07), reproduced from Mark Oatis’ 2003 tribute/obituary alongside extra photos from the collection of David Smith.
Pictured is the opening page (right side) with the piece following the profile of Keith Knecht in the magazine's regular 'Meet the Letterheads' column.
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Speaking of gold leaf, this artist is at California Conclave gilders society meetup in California and is sharing the experience:
#gilding #artist #signmaker
#art
Live #neonsigns Creation!
https://youtu.be/tpjzHEyLvrQ -
I'm working on my next worldwide events roundup. Please share any late entries for talks, exhibitions, screenings, tours, workshops, and conferences in the wider realms of sign painting, lettering, gilding, calligraphy, and typography.
Boosts appreciated ☺️
To get the (roughly quarterly) roundup delivered to your inbox, join the free BLAG mailing list via https://bl.ag/join.
#SignPainting #Lettering #Gilding #Calligraphy #Typography #Boost
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New at bl.ag online, 'Glorious Gilding Samples at the American Sign Museum', with some exclusive cutting room floor content from the Museum's new book:
https://bl.ag/glorious-gilding-samples-at-the-american-sign-museum/
More on the book here:
https://bl.ag/a-sneak-peek-inside-the-american-sign-museum-book/
#Gilding #GoldLeaf #Letters #AmericanSignMuseum #SignPainting #Signwriting #YeOldeSignShoppe #Lettering #Craft
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New at bl.ag online, 'Glorious Gilding Samples at the American Sign Museum', with some exclusive cutting room floor content from the Museum's new book:
https://bl.ag/glorious-gilding-samples-at-the-american-sign-museum/
More on the book here:
https://bl.ag/a-sneak-peek-inside-the-american-sign-museum-book/
#Gilding #GoldLeaf #Letters #AmericanSignMuseum #SignPainting #Signwriting #YeOldeSignShoppe #Lettering #Craft
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New at bl.ag online, 'Glorious Gilding Samples at the American Sign Museum', with some exclusive cutting room floor content from the Museum's new book:
https://bl.ag/glorious-gilding-samples-at-the-american-sign-museum/
More on the book here:
https://bl.ag/a-sneak-peek-inside-the-american-sign-museum-book/
#Gilding #GoldLeaf #Letters #AmericanSignMuseum #SignPainting #Signwriting #YeOldeSignShoppe #Lettering #Craft
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New at bl.ag online, 'Glorious Gilding Samples at the American Sign Museum', with some exclusive cutting room floor content from the Museum's new book:
https://bl.ag/glorious-gilding-samples-at-the-american-sign-museum/
More on the book here:
https://bl.ag/a-sneak-peek-inside-the-american-sign-museum-book/
#Gilding #GoldLeaf #Letters #AmericanSignMuseum #SignPainting #Signwriting #YeOldeSignShoppe #Lettering #Craft
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New at bl.ag online, 'Glorious Gilding Samples at the American Sign Museum', with some exclusive cutting room floor content from the Museum's new book:
https://bl.ag/glorious-gilding-samples-at-the-american-sign-museum/
More on the book here:
https://bl.ag/a-sneak-peek-inside-the-american-sign-museum-book/
#Gilding #GoldLeaf #Letters #AmericanSignMuseum #SignPainting #Signwriting #YeOldeSignShoppe #Lettering #Craft
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“This sign looks like shit." — Malcolm Kenyatta.
Is it just me, or does it look like some A3 sheets run off a colour printer and blu-tac'd in place?
It definitely doesn't look like genuine gold leaf, so the "literally gilding" line in this report isn't quite right, but I'm always interested to see signs making headlines:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/05/trump-oval-office-sign
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Got a question about gilding, but were afraid to ask? Or just didn't have anyone that you could ask?
Tomorrow, Saturday, the Society of Gilders is hosting a free, online Q+A, and they are accepting question submissions in advance here:
https://societyofgilders.org/ask-gilding-experts-october-25-2025/
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Archie Proudfoot has released some July dates for his 'Gold School' introductory gilding workshops in London.
Check out the full details via https://www.archieproudfoot.com/goldschool
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@Okay Gutted to be missing this one; I'll be in the air on my way to Letterheads 50 where I'll get to catch up with them.
PS. I profiled this David A. Smith project and the short film about it here: https://bl.ag/the-making-of-ludlow-and-blunt-with-david-smith-and-danny-cooke/
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At a manuscript gathering last night at Standford—a Korean manuscript was shared. The whole thing was written/drawn in shell gold—even the guide lines. It was the most beautiful and shiny shell gold I have seen. It has convinced me I need to sit down and grind my shell even more! Guess I know my weekend tv watching activity.
The photos do not do it justice! The shell gold was so good it almost looked like flat gold leaf.
Image: Koryo sutra in gold, Korean, c 14th century, lotus sutra, vol 3, ch 5, 6, 7. Gold ink. Accordion folding album.
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For London folk that have always wanted to try out gilding with gold leaf, here's a nice opportunity for a one-day workshop with Archie Proudfoot on 16 June.
It's cheap because it's a pilot class, but knowing him it'll be very good regardless.
https://www.archieproudfoot.com/shop/p/gold-school-pilot-class
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My house is so cold! I’m gilding diplomas today, which means no heater & no open windows. I’ve got to control the air flow, or my gold leaf floats away. I’m constantly in awe of decorators/painters that gild outside!
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My house is so cold! I’m gilding diplomas today, which means no heater & no open windows. I’ve got to control the air flow, or my gold leaf floats away. I’m constantly in awe of decorators/painters that gild outside!
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My house is so cold! I’m gilding diplomas today, which means no heater & no open windows. I’ve got to control the air flow, or my gold leaf floats away. I’m constantly in awe of decorators/painters that gild outside!
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My house is so cold! I’m gilding diplomas today, which means no heater & no open windows. I’ve got to control the air flow, or my gold leaf floats away. I’m constantly in awe of decorators/painters that gild outside!
