Aurora Decorative Finishes LLC
Specializing in verre eglomise, antique mirrors, architectural gilding and handmade wallcoverings
We are with family in International Falls, MN. My sister has a lovely piece of our great grandma Rhoda’s “Georgia” flow blue china plate made by Johnson Brothers, a British manufacturer in the 1800s. Naturally, I was enviously taken with the hand-painted gold accents that framed the piece, yet proud of the decorative items our ancestors collected.
Coincidentally, we have an article by @watergild_studios in the @thesocietyofgilders current Gilders Tip on ceramic gilding with contemporary techniques. The love of gold continues!
#gildingonporcelain
#goldchina
We are with family in International Falls, MN. My sister has a lovely piece of our great grandma Rhoda’s “Georgia” flow blue china plate made by Johnson Brothers, a British manufacturer in the 1800s. Naturally, I was enviously taken with the hand-painted gold accents that framed the piece, yet proud of the decorative items our ancestors collected.
Coincidentally, we have an article by @watergild_studios in the @thesocietyofgilders current Gilders Tip on ceramic gilding with contemporary techniques. The love of gold continues!
#gildingonporcelain
#goldchina
Summer time play date with @shonadockter! Can’t get enough. thanks again to @racheldein for her inspiration. Already thinking about where this path will lead….
Summer time play date with @shonadockter! Can’t get enough. thanks again to @racheldein for her inspiration. Already thinking about where this path will lead….
Clowning around with my gilding buddies in Chi-town before the big “Gold on Glass” event over at the Davis theatre tomorrow!
@illuminationartanddesign
@balabuszkojoe
Everyone welcome. Check out ticket info at GGCHI.Com
This event features an artist talk with
@misterhong1
@davesmithartist
@eddyartist
@lynesandco
Thanks to sponsorship from @thesocietyofgilders and @wbgoldleaf
See you there ~!
Clowning around with my gilding buddies in Chi-town before the big “Gold on Glass” event over at the Davis theatre tomorrow!
@illuminationartanddesign
@balabuszkojoe
Everyone welcome. Check out ticket info at GGCHI.Com
This event features an artist talk with
@misterhong1
@davesmithartist
@eddyartist
@lynesandco
Thanks to sponsorship from @thesocietyofgilders and @wbgoldleaf
See you there ~!
As the current president, I was honored to represent the Society of Gilders at the International Salon hosted by Heidi Zilmer in Horsens, Denmark. This incredible annual event brings together some of the world’s finest decorative artisans to share and exhibit their work.
This year’s theme was Nordic mythology. As a small thank-you to Heidi, I gifted her a gilded glass piece inspired by Pierre Belon’s “Estranges Poissons Marins” (Serpent of the Sea). I finished the gold sky—literally—just before the closing dinner. She graciously posed with me before we dashed off to get on our party clothes. I hope she has some 22K gold leaf to finish the messy bits!
Reverse gilding on glass made with 22K gold, Silver, Japanese blue silver, mica powder and oil paints
Thanks to @yaekokurimata for the Japanese blue silver
@decorativepaintingsalon @thesocietyofgilders #thesocietyofgilders
@heidi_zilmer #decorativepaintingsalon
#Gilding #DecorativeArts #NordicMythology #GoldLeaf #Salon2025 #PetriBellonii #GratitudeInGold #pierrebelon
As the current president, I was honored to represent the Society of Gilders at the International Salon hosted by Heidi Zilmer in Horsens, Denmark. This incredible annual event brings together some of the world’s finest decorative artisans to share and exhibit their work.
This year’s theme was Nordic mythology. As a small thank-you to Heidi, I gifted her a gilded glass piece inspired by Pierre Belon’s “Estranges Poissons Marins” (Serpent of the Sea). I finished the gold sky—literally—just before the closing dinner. She graciously posed with me before we dashed off to get on our party clothes. I hope she has some 22K gold leaf to finish the messy bits!
Reverse gilding on glass made with 22K gold, Silver, Japanese blue silver, mica powder and oil paints
Thanks to @yaekokurimata for the Japanese blue silver
@decorativepaintingsalon @thesocietyofgilders #thesocietyofgilders
@heidi_zilmer #decorativepaintingsalon
#Gilding #DecorativeArts #NordicMythology #GoldLeaf #Salon2025 #PetriBellonii #GratitudeInGold #pierrebelon
Shrimp cheese and few pics around Copenhagen
Delightful stop at Frederick’s Kirke, ( the marble church) Copenhagen before hopping the train to Horsens.
Delightful stop at Frederick’s Kirke, ( the marble church) Copenhagen before hopping the train to Horsens.
Still riding high after our Traditional Water Gilding class with Jill London @londongild in San Francisco. We learned a TON about how to prepare the various stages as well as what NOT to do. 🙂 It was such a great group** We had so much fun, including getting the low down on how to make Fois Gras, distilling rum, took a trip to the @legionofhonor and ate. fabulous dim sum lunch @hongkongloungesf
Thank you Jill!! Thanks to Lynne Rutter @theornamentalist for hosting in her studio!
Still riding high after our Traditional Water Gilding class with Jill London @londongild in San Francisco. We learned a TON about how to prepare the various stages as well as what NOT to do. 🙂 It was such a great group** We had so much fun, including getting the low down on how to make Fois Gras, distilling rum, took a trip to the @legionofhonor and ate. fabulous dim sum lunch @hongkongloungesf
Thank you Jill!! Thanks to Lynne Rutter @theornamentalist for hosting in her studio!
Just finished an amazing class, Creating Art with Natural Pigments on Paper, with Emily Donovan!
✨ Day 1 had me out of my comfort zone, but by Day 2, I found my groove again. Two days of inspiration, creativity, and special moments with family & friends. Thanks, Emily! 💛 #NaturalPigments #CreativeJourney #ArtWithFriends
@emaluna
@shonadockter
@northern_current
@nancyodaley7
@kelseyanderson.art
#Plantprints
Just finished an amazing class, Creating Art with Natural Pigments on Paper, with Emily Donovan!
✨ Day 1 had me out of my comfort zone, but by Day 2, I found my groove again. Two days of inspiration, creativity, and special moments with family & friends. Thanks, Emily! 💛 #NaturalPigments #CreativeJourney #ArtWithFriends
@emaluna
@shonadockter
@northern_current
@nancyodaley7
@kelseyanderson.art
#Plantprints