I managed to send off a bunch of books to people who already had them.... but apart from that it is sort of settling down. It was frankly crazy trying to keep in order who had paid, ordered, received, not received, was waiting...... people have whole departments for that stuff! (and still make mistakes).
ANYWAY, all is good. The book is being very well receievd, and tough I have not sen any of the reviews I have asked for from various groups such as Society of Gilders, BAFRA (British Antique Restorers Assoc.), etc, I have been getting in positive responses.
Here they are:
I started reading your book and I think that it is
great – it contains amazing amounts of information and yet it doesn’t beat
about the bush. Well done, congratulations!
Nina Binnington, mirror specialist
… Have now read four times, ever more slowly
and with increasing understanding of the variables. Your experience and
comments about what can be laid on top of what have in particular been very
handy indeed for working out some potential snags ….I do so agree about
repeating basic instructions in each separate context - from the reader's
point of view, this is a blessing. Not to have to dash back and forth to
re-establish an idea from a previous chapter, keeping a thumb in the page, is
genuinely sensible….Thank you for making me even more determined to crack on
with … one of my better design brainwaves…
One thing I would add - I find that I
have put pencil marks all over the pages to remind me of small
important details in the text. For me, that is clear proof
that this is a book to learn from and work with, not just to gawp at.
Raised NEVER to scribble in books (oh the shame!) I now find that I
do scribble, but only in the genuinely useful workaday ones….
Richard Byrne
“It’s a work of gilded art! This book will encourage and teach
students for years to come.” David Smith, ornamental glass artist
…I want to say how much I am enjoying the book! Its such a
fantastic resource and so inspiring - a real gift to the glass world.”
Lucy Batt, glass artist
“… after so much time, research and careful thought, it is truly an
inspiration. I am very keen to explore this use of gold and colour in what I
hope eventually will be my own personal expression”.
Christopher Ainslie, glass engraver.
I just got the book in the post. It's lovely! Really well done,
so easy to follow and beautifully illustrated.
Lynne Rutter, decorative
artist, San Francisco
Such a handsome book, and so filled with fascinating photos and
text. It is beautifully
organized, and will provide many worthwhile hours for readers of all
levels.
Congratulations, and thank you from all of us in the gilding
community.
Ina and Allen Marx, conservators and decorative artists
So there we are. More soon, f
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