ABOUT

I produce beautifully hand-crafted, unique and original hand-lettered signs and reverse glass gold leaf art works using age old traditional methods of hand-painting, surface and glass gilding.
As well as my range of stunning ready-made and customisable signs and art, I am available for bespoke commissions. In close consultation with you throughout the whole design process, my aim is to create the perfect sign for your business, event, home or to produce an extra special gift for any celebratory occasion.

A beautifully hand-crafted sign will enhance and add value to businesses who want to stand out and give the personal touch with something made especially for you. No job is too big or too small, so whatever your idea, do CONTACT ME

  • Traditionally hand-lettered and hand-painted High Wycombe sign in cream and red paint and variegated gold leaf on a blue electric box under The Guildhall
  • Commission for a bespoke hand-crafted sign showing detail of my hand painting Roman lettering in white 1 shot paint on a black background aluminium sign
  • Commission for a bespoke hand-crafted shop fascia sign for an artisan food shop
  • Signwriting the words Did you know? in orange paint onto white hoarding boards as part of a mural collaboration with Wycombe Museum
  • Commission for a bespoke hand-crafted sign showing a close up detail of the signwriting process
  • Painting canal roses
  • selection of reverse glass gilded
  • Applying gold leaf to glass for a ommission bespoke hand-crafted glass gold leaf ign
  • Hands holding a stunning typography quote song lyric Let Me Be your Fantasy in gold leaf applied to the reverse of the glass and painted in salmon pink and ivory with mother of pearl inlay and glitter in a white frame
  • Me holding the glue chipped glass CAFFE sign produced at David Smith's glass gold leaf masterclass
  • Me standing next to the freshly painted Milestone by Lane End village hall
  • Me painting the black lettering onto a white painted milestone
  • Me painting a block shadow onto one of the Carters Steam Fair trucks
  • Me up a tall ladder stair, painting huge lettering on the side of Carters Steam Fair truck

Background

I have always been creative and my love of drawing, painting, decorative art and illustration inspired me to study art and design and pursue a creative career. I became interested in traditional folk art and painted a friend’s narrow boat with beautiful swags of canal roses which then led to a few sign commissions.

I gained a BA Hons degree in Interior Design and became employed and freelanced for many years as a visual merchandiser & display artist for brands including Urban Outfitters, TopShop, Miss Selfridge, Burberry, Scoth House, Liberty London and M&S. This involved everything from styling clothes and housewares, dressing windows and interior sets, prop making, graphics design and painting furniture, murals and signs.

More recently, I immersed myself in traditional signwriting and decorative canal art known as ‘Roses & Castles’. I attended courses run by Terence at Canal Arts, Phil Speight Canal Boat Painter, Paul Myerscough’s The Signpainters Academy and Joby Carter’s Signwriting Course. In early 2022, I did a stint at Carters Steam Fair, helping paint up the fairground trucks and rides ready for their final tour.

In 2022, I attended David A Smith’s (Traditional Ornamental Glass Artist) intensive glass gold leaf workshop and mastered the fine art of glass gilding.

Inspiration

I find inspiration all around me and I’m always taking photos and sketching. My love of traditional fairground, circus, and gypsy canal art came from travelling the festival scene in the UK and Eire during the 1990s.

My colourful travelling experiences and my career in interior design and retail display, has provided me with a unique sense of style and a strong design aesthetic. I have a great eye for colour and layout and the ability to tailor designs to your unique style, taste and individual needs.

I would love to hear from you. If you want something unique made specially for you, then please get in touch.

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