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Water Gilding Workshop
Water gilding is the gorgeous traditional technique of applying gold leaf over a specially prepared surface for a mirror-bright shiny result! I have wanted to learn how to do traditional water gilding for a long time.So I asked my colleague Melissa Goldman, an accomplished gilder and furniture restoration expert, to teach me and a few of my

blue and ivory
I was talking with one of my fellow painters about what to do when you are stumped. I said "try some blue." I seem to remember one

Overlooked Ornament in the Salette Borgia
Detail of a ceiling in the Borgia Apartments, VaticanVisitors to the Vatican Museums have enough to take in without looking at all the painted borders and ornament that encrust nearly every square foot of the place. However, on my last visit, that is precisely what I was doing!

Hartono! Batik Workshop and Exhibition
The Language of Cloth and Lynne Rutter Studio are thrilled to be hosting Javanese batik artist Hartono, visiting the U.S. for the first time, for a workshop on traditional Javanese batik technique, as well as a trunk show and sale of one-of-a-kind batik textiles.Hartono is a ta

The Steampunk Aquarium Mural
Giant octopus in a rusting iron aquariumI recently completed a fabulous project on a tiny detached garage in Oakland, California. My client is an avid scuba diver who loves all things Victoriana, and has a special attraction for octopi. So I devised a plan for a