I just got back from the annual meeting of the Historical Society of Early American Decoration. They have just released their new instructional DVD on "Gold Leaf". They had a display of this work, including items done by the organization's newest master craftsman (craftsperson?), Carol Heinz. Carol was the first member to reach this status in over 20 years - quite an accomplishment, as it requires winning "A" awards in almost all HSEAD disciplines. Her tray with the bright blue morning glory was easily the most photographed item in the exhibition this year.
You can find out more about the DVD from http://www.hsead.org/. I bought mine, and as soon as school is over, plan to sit down and work on this technique (but I don't think the gold peacock tray shown will be my first project).
More posts to come on this meeting and our visit to historic central New York.
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