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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1652368284967{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}” offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1652787296386{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-right: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1652786740679{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”444″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1653042924099{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp”]Here at Gold Leaf Supplies we have years of knowledge gleaned from our experience and contacts with gilders and other trade specialists during our forty years of business. I myself have a background in Art & Design and have completed quite a few gilding projects, mainly glass gilding (verre eglomise) but there was one area of gilding that we have often had people enquire about but had no practical experience \u2013 water gilding.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1653040705601{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp”]Water gilding is an old technique that, at its most basic, involves laying gold leaf over a surface built up from layers of gesso and bole. The bole gives a smooth, flexible surface that allows the use of an agate burnish to polish the surface of the gilding to give a bright, mirror finish. As I found out though, there\u2019s a world of difference between knowing ABOUT water gilding and knowing HOW to water gild! My experience, particularly with all the preparation work that has to be done before you even get to the gilding has left me with nothing but total respect for the artisans who have learned and honed this craft to its utmost.<\/p>\r\n
As a total novice to water gilding I needed a great teacher to introduce me to the art, thankfully one of our lovely clients offered to help me out! Richard Walker of\u00a0Watergild Studios<\/a>\u00a0is a fantastic gilder and teacher who had offered me one-to-one lessons! Unfortunately our schedules always seemed to conflict and it wasn\u2019t until now after Richard had come back from a wildly successful teaching tour in the US that we were able to meet. So along to Portsmouth I went, along with some blank frames generously donated by John Mitchell from Robel Framing (http:\/\/www.thelatenovembergallery.co.uk\/<\/a>), who had known I wanted to learn to gild for quite some time and put together some frames for me!<\/p>\r\n Richard is a natural teacher and a real people person, so easy to get on with and has an incredible knowledge of the gilding and restoration trade and pretty much anything else you care to throw at him! He has a wicked sense of humour and makes the course fun as well as educational! I can see why his courses are such a success. Each year Richard takes quite a large class at the\u00a0Chippendale International School of Furniture<\/a>\u00a0for two weeks and he has some very amusing anecdotes from his times spent there.<\/p>\r\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1652800962534{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #999999 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #999999 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #999999 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #999999 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}” el_class=”ddes-blog-grey-text”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1653043447754{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”]Surfaces being prepared with oil size before they\u2019re gilded onto[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1652359073365{margin: 0px !important;padding: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”453″ img_size=”large” css=”.vc_custom_1653043479033{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1652362313026{margin-bottom: 40px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1652359073365{margin: 0px !important;padding: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”454″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1653043492368{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1652800992021{background-color: #b0d7d7 !important;}” el_class=”ddes-blog-teal-text”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1653043458149{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”]My frames, panel and sample Dado being prepared for the first few coats of gesso[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1653040705601{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp”]When it came to our course, Richard had the patience of a saint \u2013 especially when I said that I wanted to learn everything! Over the two days I learned so much from Richard, least of all just how much hard graft goes into each and every water gilded piece! There\u2019s a lot of preparation that needs to be done when it comes to water gilding including layering gesso and bole and Richard didn\u2019t let me off the hook here \u2013 I had to apply all ten layers of gesso and five layers of bole by myself to my frame, along with carefully sanding and rubbing back on each coat to achieve a perfect, silky smooth surface. Unfortunately, being a beginner my first tries were less than perfect! Richard helpfully pointed out the \u2018dings\u2019, or imperfections, in the surface and sent me away with Wet & Dry paper in hand to smooth them out. I had always heard and read about how involved water gilding was but it\u2019s another thing to experience it first hand! The final finish though is well worth all the effort spent, that gorgeous mirror finish makes it all worth it.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”456″ img_size=”300×300″ alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1653043913619{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1652875068778{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner el_class=”ddes-blog-grey-text” css=”.vc_custom_1652874629714{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;border-left-color: #999999 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #999999 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #999999 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #999999 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1653043926203{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]Sunrise outside the hotel, ready for another day of gilding![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”457″ img_size=”300×300″ alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1653043979093{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1652875084512{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner el_class=”ddes-blog-grey-text” css=”.vc_custom_1652874629714{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;border-left-color: #999999 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #999999 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #999999 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #999999 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1653043935963{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]On our visit to the Strong Voices Project we saw some fantastic upcycled furniture that had been revamped[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”447″ img_size=”300×300″ alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1653043995129{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1652875091197{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner el_class=”ddes-blog-grey-text” css=”.vc_custom_1652874629714{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;border-left-color: #999999 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #999999 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #999999 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #999999 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1653043947538{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]Another day with no end to the sanding and filling in sight![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”452″ img_size=”300×300″ alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1653044012652{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1652875091197{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner el_class=”ddes-blog-grey-text” css=”.vc_custom_1652874629714{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;border-left-color: #999999 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #999999 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #999999 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #999999 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1653043962838{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]Laying the leaf onto my oil gilded frame[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1652875180678{margin-top: 40px !important;margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp”]The preparation of the frame swallowed up all of day one and after a restful evening at the Langstone Hotel, Portsmouth, it was back into the studio at 8 am on the Saturday, I still had a lot of sanding still to do if I was going to be able to lay my leaf on the frame later that day! We took a little detour mid morning to a lovely community centre not too far from Richard\u2019s studio where he was offering support in the way of teaching specialist paint techniques to a great group of teenagers involved in the \u201cStrong Voices Project\u201d. They were incredible young people and had produced some wonderful up-cycled furniture and other items. I didn\u2019t have any time to pick up any of their techniques, I still had too much sanding to do on my frame![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”444″ img_size=”300×300″ alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1653044250635{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1652875068778{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner el_class=”ddes-blog-grey-text” css=”.vc_custom_1652874629714{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;border-left-color: #999999 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #999999 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #999999 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #999999 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1653044211202{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]Applying the bole layers on top of the sanded gesso layers[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”458″ img_size=”300×300″ alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1653044266558{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1652875084512{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner el_class=”ddes-blog-grey-text” css=”.vc_custom_1652874629714{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;border-left-color: #999999 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #999999 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #999999 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #999999 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1653044220199{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]Learning to handle the cushion, knife and gilders tip[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”459″ img_size=”300×300″ alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1653044287001{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1652875091197{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner el_class=”ddes-blog-grey-text” css=”.vc_custom_1652874629714{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;border-left-color: #999999 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #999999 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #999999 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #999999 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1653044228286{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]Laying the leaf down using a gilders tip[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”460″ img_size=”300×300″ alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1653044301261{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1652875091197{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner el_class=”ddes-blog-grey-text” css=”.vc_custom_1652874629714{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;border-left-color: #999999 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #999999 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #999999 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #999999 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1653044237782{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]Brushing off skewings after the first laying of leaf before patching the missing areas of gilding with more gold[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1652875180678{margin-top: 40px !important;margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp”]Finally, after what seemed like an eternity of a sanding we got to the point that I was finally able to lay the leaf. The whole process has been eye-opening, I had always assumed the most crucial part of the process was the leaf-laying when in fact it\u2019s the painstaking preparation beforehand that contributes the most to the final product. With the gold on the frame it was already starting to take shape but unfortunately my time with Richard was coming to a close! With a few words of advice regarding burnishing, I headed back to Gold Leaf Supplies with my frame and a armful of other samples we\u2019d managed to prepare over the two days \u2013 Richard is a veritable treasure trove of knowledge and we somehow managed to find time to discuss and make samples of oil gilding, a verdigris effect created by ageing copper leaf with bleach, ageing and distressing gold and imitation leaf, scraffifto with egg tempera and made a scagliola panel.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”448″ img_size=”300×300″ alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1653044390641{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1652875068778{margin-top: 0px 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on the leaf[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”449″ img_size=”300×300″ alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1653044412968{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1652875084512{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner el_class=”ddes-blog-grey-text” css=”.vc_custom_1652874629714{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;border-left-color: #999999 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #999999 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #999999 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #999999 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1653044368876{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]Oil gilding onto a panel with a mixture of imitation, genuine gold and variegated leaf[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”451″ img_size=”300×300″ alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1653044433163{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1652875091197{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner el_class=”ddes-blog-grey-text” css=”.vc_custom_1652874629714{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;border-left-color: #999999 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #999999 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #999999 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #999999 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1653044376259{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]Oil gilding with the Scagliola block we prepared in the foreground[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1652875180678{margin-top: 40px !important;margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp”]After a spot of burnishing back home I must say I\u2019m pretty pleased with the result! It\u2019s not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but it\u2019s mine and I spent hours on it! This project was definitely a learning experience and I\u2019m hoping to meet with more of our customers to learn some more ins-and-outs of the trade, so watch this space![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1652800962534{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #999999 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #999999 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #999999 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #999999 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}” el_class=”ddes-blog-grey-text”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1653044523647{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”]Burnishing the leaf onto the bole surface, it\u2019s very satisfying seeing the mirror shine coming up![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1652359073365{margin: 0px !important;padding: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”445″ img_size=”large” css=”.vc_custom_1653045115917{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1652362313026{margin-bottom: 40px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1652359073365{margin: 0px !important;padding: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”446″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1653045131192{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1652800992021{background-color: #b0d7d7 !important;}” el_class=”ddes-blog-teal-text”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1653045092486{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”]The finished frame \u2013 gorgeous, but it needs something inside it! Maybe some verre eglomise\u2026? I feel another project coming on![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1652368284967{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}” offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1652787296386{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-right: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1652786740679{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”455″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1653045188060{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp”]Richard, incidentally, has started on the exciting journey of writing a book \u2013 and none too soon in our opinion! The finished book promises to talk about all areas of gilding, from the historical background of gilding right down to information about the tools, processes, techniques and materials involved. There will also be an assorted range of step-by-step projects in all three disciplines, so that you can fully immerse yourself into gilding and improve your skills as you go along! \u00a0We wish him all the best with this and are very much looking forward to seeing the book published![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1652368284967{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}” offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1652787296386{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-right: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1652786740679{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”444″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1653042924099{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px … Continue reading “Sue Govani takes a Gilding course with Richard Walker at Watergild Studios, Havant.”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events-and-courses"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldleafsupplies.co.uk\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldleafsupplies.co.uk\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldleafsupplies.co.uk\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldleafsupplies.co.uk\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldleafsupplies.co.uk\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=442"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldleafsupplies.co.uk\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2267,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldleafsupplies.co.uk\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442\/revisions\/2267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldleafsupplies.co.uk\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldleafsupplies.co.uk\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldleafsupplies.co.uk\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldleafsupplies.co.uk\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}