https://www.victoriawhatling.com/home daily 1.0 2020-07-24 https://www.victoriawhatling.com/about daily 0.75 2020-07-24 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/t/5f046fe6fe3686427f50fe29/1595501393314/0EBDD2290E2F4371A6824BA848019E58.jpg About https://www.victoriawhatling.com/gilidng daily 0.75 2020-07-24 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/t/5f1973f6eeb2361f744a6096/1595503637187/Gilding_Header_II.jpg Gilding - GILDING Chandeliers, mirror frames, chairs, console tables, torchères - I’ve worked on a wide range of furniture and decorative art objects from several periods, including Georgian, Regency, Empire, and Victorian. What’s more, having worked in furniture restoration I know how essential preparation is to achieving high quality gilding with the rich, yet subtle tones that can make a frame into a work of art. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f01c8766683a0395924d73a/5f169c5992f0a40baa3aee47/1595317341063/White+textured_cropped.jpg Gilding https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f01c8766683a0395924d73a/5f194f4b9485ae6b62ea7ab0/1595494275394/Putti_Feet.jpg Gilding https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f01c8766683a0395924d73a/5f1549d270c97841c3ff4fe3/1595230677736/A813BD7E-A87F-418A-A96B-53B89EA37028_1_201_a.jpeg Gilding https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f01c8766683a0395924d73a/5f15667e7423410cc7e204f1/1595238023788/GILDING.IMG_1120+copy.jpg Gilding https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f01c8766683a0395924d73a/5f1566010d827025118b5be0/1595237898625/GILDING.IMG_1100+copy.jpg Gilding https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f01c8766683a0395924d73a/5f195ef8a9f2de3330780c16/1595498300655/img20200715_08572042.jpg Gilding https://www.victoriawhatling.com/restoration daily 0.75 2020-07-24 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/t/5f1974b2929a1c79c5b7853c/1595503911093/Restoration_header.jpg Restoration - RESTORATION When I restore, I always keep the original intent of the frame or object in mind, and I believe that any good restoration begins with preserving as much of the original piece as possible. So I always begin by consolidating loose and worm-eaten areas; stabilising areas of flaking, particularly along cracks, chipped gesso, and loose corner joints. Then, I gently clean, only if and where it’s necessary, working “dry” or with water-based liquids. Following any necessary work by a carver or cabinet maker, I replace gesso losses and match the original bole, before I begin re-gilding using traditional techniques and pure gold leaf. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f01c8ac38bdf707c8d0cff6/5f180c074b6e444d6054fa62/1595494456775/RenderedImage%252B5.jpg Restoration https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f01c8ac38bdf707c8d0cff6/5f180ec039df484acef33ade/1595494478929/Restoration_fragment.jpg Restoration https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f01c8ac38bdf707c8d0cff6/5f1817d38d639b4ef82f3a92/1595414572196/Restoration_IMG_0138%2Bcopy.jpg Restoration https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f01c8ac38bdf707c8d0cff6/5f181f728d639b4ef82fe99c/1595494501282/Restoration_roccoco_oval.jpg Restoration https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f01c8ac38bdf707c8d0cff6/5f182465a210db6424cd7d23/1595494533498/Restoration_mouldings.jpg Restoration https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f01c8ac38bdf707c8d0cff6/5f1827823b8df2766a33a097/1595418555423/Restoration_mouldings_2.jpg Restoration https://www.victoriawhatling.com/reproduction daily 0.75 2020-07-24 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/t/5f19760151918d030d850774/1595504187457/Reproduction_IMG_1199.jpg Reproduction - REPRODUCTION I craft a range of hand-finished picture frames and mouldings in both modern and contemporary styles as well as authentic, detailed period designs from the continental baroque to the French eighteenth-century, Georgian, Regency, and Victorian. I use traditional methods and materials including pure gold leaf for both water and oil gilding. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f0ee7f25d535d77f905c379/5f158c968f488a75b54f32af/1595247772875/untoned+frame.JPG Reproduction https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f0ee7f25d535d77f905c379/5f1954f1eeb2361f74476e55/1595495712674/Toned%2Bsilver.jpg Reproduction https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f0ee7f25d535d77f905c379/5f1956dd7bf1356b0e11c171/1595496219190/Small%2Bbamboo%2Bframe.jpg Reproduction https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f0ee7f25d535d77f905c379/5f1959b9b8cb2c06bfc2ae96/1595496953121/Gilded%2BSpandrel.jpg Reproduction https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f0ee7f25d535d77f905c379/5f195b9d643b31773db5e2df/1595497409595/Copy%2Bof%2BJS%2Bframes.jpg Reproduction https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f0ee7f25d535d77f905c379/5f195d4b3a0dd62e0e02b3ba/1595497837770/Gilded%2B%2526%2Btoned%2B2.jpg Reproduction https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f0ee7f25d535d77f905c379/5f1968ed74b5cc07ef8f9bf3/1595500835304/Moulding_profile_IMG_1107.jpg Reproduction https://www.victoriawhatling.com/contact daily 0.75 2020-07-24 https://www.victoriawhatling.com/design daily 0.75 2020-07-24 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/t/5f19776e3238d76e2201dcd0/1595504505362/Design_Header_IMG_1131%2Bcopy.jpg Design - DESIGN I design, craft and hand finish a range of modern and period frames and can produce profiles, tones and textures as unique as the artworks they surround. Anything from simple profiles to more detailed period designs - everything I design is made with high quality wood and materials and hand finished using a range of gilding, toning, texturising and painting techniques. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f1420ff6a60d4516a2edf53/5f156ef4999ba21dbd0fe4bb/1595577779959/Design_IMG_1139%2Bcopy.jpg Design https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f1420ff6a60d4516a2edf53/5f157be155e4ba6ef24d18e8/1595494736188/Design_IMG_1160.jpg Design https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f1420ff6a60d4516a2edf53/5f1951f6eeb2361f744737f7/1595494980780/Design_Polished%2BPear.jpg Design https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f1420ff6a60d4516a2edf53/5f195354e41cd459d390892a/1595495313851/corner%2Bfor%2Bset%2Bof%2B22.jpg Design https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f1420ff6a60d4516a2edf53/5f1958ca71647d268f512d42/1595496657791/Design_IMG_1153.jpg Design https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef5dfaec704fe5938747e16/5f1420ff6a60d4516a2edf53/5f1961dfabba1a19d63e63c4/1595499040438/Textured.jpg Design