I find is very difficult to take good pictures of glass gilding (verre eglomise) because the gold acts as a mirror. This isn't a great shot, but at least you can get a sense of how warm and reflective the gilding is. Using a high carat gold with reds looks gorgeous. And the hand painted ladybirds are clambering up the wall to get to the berries because they like the look of them too.
I'll be starting up my glass gilding classes again when I have time in March. I'm sorry to everyone who has emailed me about the classes I promised for January. The start of the year has been incredibly busy. Usually January is my quietest month, but so far 2011 has been fully booked. I'll send out a new class schedule as soon as I'm able.
