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Traditional Water Gilding 3-Day Workshop
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Washington State Convention Center
Thank you to those of you who have expressed
interest in attending a
gold leaf gilding workshop. It's wonderful to
hear from so many people from across the
country interested in the
gilding arts, many who are artists
themselves who would
like to explore this craft more fully for
use in their own work or simply to uncover
some of the mysteries
of this beautiful craft.
I am currently
planning a three-day workshop in Traditional
Water Gilding at the Washington State
Convention Center in Seattle, WA. The dates
will be announced within the next week or
two and because of your expressed interest I
wish to give you advance notice of these plans
before general announcement. I hope to choose
the appropriate room at the convention center
shortly and I expect a workshop date to be
either the end of October or early
November.
As shown on my website at www.gildingstudio.com,
the water gilding
workshop has been expanded to a Three Day
class. The cost of the class is $650.00.
Students will be taken through each step of
the water gilding process including:
- Sizing preparation for a raw wood surface
for use on such wooden objects as picture
frames, architectural elements, and furniture
- Gesso and Clay Bole preparation and
application
- Sanding gesso
- Gilding with genuine 23k gold leaf
- Burnishing
- Sealing the gilded surface
- Toning treatments for effects such as
antiquing
The workshop fee includes:
- Use of all tools and materials
- 1 book of 23k gold leaf
- A picture frame for each student to gild
and take home
- A class booklet of gilding recipes for
size, gesso, and clay bole, a summary of the
water gilding process for reference,
information for
the society of
gilders, and a bibliography of
books for further study
- Admission to the Seattle
Art Museum,
located nearby to the convention center for
a class trip to view the Italian water gilded
frame collection.
A confirmed date will be announced in the
next e-newsletter installment before it is
posted on the Gilding Studio website. Class
size is
limited to twelve (12) students. Please feel
free to write or call before then if you have
any questions.
Again, thank you for your interest and I hope
to have the opportunity of working with
you this Fall!
Best regards,
Charles Douglas
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The Traditional Water Gilding Method
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What is it and how is it done?
Gold leaf gilding is both a craft and an art,
a process of adornment with its earliest
origins dating to
approximately 2,300 BC. The method of
traditional water
gilding is a multi-step process intended for
use on wood, can be burnished to a brilliant
lustre and is considered by many to be the
most beautiful form of gilding.
During the upcoming issues of the Gilding
Arts e-Newsletter traditional water gilding
will be discussed step-by-step. As
experienced in the 3-day water gilding
workshop, these steps include sizing the
wood, gesso, clay bole, burnishing, sealing,
and toning as well as some of the little
tricks along the way!
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A Gilder's Journal
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A Gilding Blog
For those interested in further exploring the
world of
gilding please visit the web blog A Gilder's
Journal at:
www.gildingstudio.blogspot.com
The idea is to provide a conversational
viewpoint to the
art and craft of gilding within a medium that
allows
feedback, comments, and questions from
others.
There is also an
RSS feed for you to add the blog to your reader.
Otherwise, just go to the blog site from time
to time
and almost certainly there will be something
of interest to you!
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