alexmayhughes.co.uk → This week we spoke with signwriter, glass gilder and Simpson’s enthusiast, Alex May Hughes. Alex talks about future projects, how she makes time for her own work amongst paid work, and how being a signwriter means you are part of a bigger community that has the potential to make people happy through …
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Get Tickets → Introductory courses to oil and water gilding with master gilder Marisa Delpoio, including traditional oil based and water based techniques. Marisa has a history of a range of art education, but finally trained as a gilder, and has lectured at Lambeth College and the British Museum. Whilst lecturing at Lambeth College Marisa also …
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vonleadfoot.com → This week we spoke to Von Leadfoot, and he imparts wisdom such as; ‘I think part of what we do as sign painters and designers is reference the past. “Those who don’t know history, are doomed to think they’re original”. In saying that I have loads of old reference books, everything from layout, …
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1. Why did you decide to become a sign painter and gilder? I was inspired by Dave Smith to be a glass gilder. It was not an easy industry to break into as everything seems very complicated. Nothing gets handed to you on a plate. It takes hard work and determination to fit together tiny pieces …
Last Autumn the staff at Handover went to Limerick for a signwriting exhibition hosted by signpainter Tom Collins and Fab Lab Limerick. ‘Love Letters from Limerick is a series of events that celebrates the art of traditional hand lettering and sign writing. The events will take place in Limerick through the month of September, ending …
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