Steve Oxley’s School of Decorative Art is one of very few of its kind within the UK. The school, situated in Manchester, offers opportunities to learn and develop skills in Signwriting, Gilding, Woodgraining and Marbling, under the Bracket of Decorative Art. It provides these opportunities with a wide range of courses that are tailored to …
Having a clear out of our brushmaking warehouse recently, we came across these fantastic printing plates. The box they were in simply said “Printer’s bookplates” so we guess they were used for printing a catalogue – possibly litho printed, but we aren’t sure! A couple of the smaller ones were used for parts of this: …
Recently, signwriter and graphic designer Shon Price – along with a group of other signwriters, some from Amsterdam, others from all around the world – painted three Rolling Stones logos on to 300 Tommy Hilfiger leather Jackets, using 1 Shot paint and Handover brushes. Here’s the story, as told by Shon: Background: I’ve worked for …
In this video David Kynaston talks us through his Roman & Copperplate Brush Set, while demonstrating the beautiful lines and sharp serifs you can produce with them! David recently put together a limited run of these beautiful brush sets, this time in homegrown burr oak, which makes for an absolutely stunning display box as well as …
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This week we’ve got Edward Bennett – or Eddy Artist – in for an interview. Edward talks about growing up with artists for parents, the difficulty of navigating a city when you’re constantly looking up at signs, and his favourite brush. eddyartist.com → Could you tell me a little about yourself and your background, where …
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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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 …
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