Ive spent many years learning the craft of gilding in its many applications, be it traditionally gilding as an antique restorer or working with verre-eglomise as a head artist and gilder for a commercial glass company… and it seems there’s always more to learn!

Over recent years I have focused on glass and verre-eglomise as my medium and art form, as I love its complexity and I have been able to bring my background as a fine artist and illustrator into my Art application.

With this latest collaboration, it’s been an absolute joy to be able to share some traditional gilding knowledge and teach the very skilled Edward Wild some basics in this heritage craft.

The In a new light project’ has been bought together by Jess Pearson and Edward Crumpton and I’m so excited to see how Edward Wild Furniture applies these new heritage craft techniques to his current catalogue of skills and maybe creates an exciting new narrative in his work.

For me it’s been an exploration into analysing my own skill set as a possible educator, in teaching and keeping a very special skill set alive while also helping the local creative ecology.

Thanks to Gold Leaf Supplies and A.S.Handover Ltd for our gilding supplies to create the beech wood turned, traditionally water gilded, eggs.

photos by Jess Pearson North Devon Maker Series