Aurora Decorative Finishes LLC
Specializing in verre eglomise, antique mirrors, architectural gilding and handmade wallcoverings
Traveling to Europe for @salon.roma_2026!making a pit stop in London to visit the V&A Museum and our Brighton friends whenever we can. Perfect timing with the Chelsea flower show!
Traveling to Europe for @salon.roma_2026!making a pit stop in London to visit the V&A Museum and our Brighton friends whenever we can. Perfect timing with the Chelsea flower show!
Join me and a number of my gilding colleagues here!! June 15-19 Charleston SC
#thesocietyofgilders
#sogconference2026
Join me and a number of my gilding colleagues here!! June 15-19 Charleston SC
#thesocietyofgilders
#sogconference2026
This relish bowl is a great parlour trick: ultraviolet light shining on Depression glass reveals the green uranium color.
Just one of the many treasures I’m discovering in Mom’s home after her passing. In the span of a few months, life shifted abruptly—from my role as a gilder to hospice caregiver to estate preparer.
Thanks to my family and friends, things are moving along. It’s all about re-emergence.
This relish bowl is a great parlour trick: ultraviolet light shining on Depression glass reveals the green uranium color.
Just one of the many treasures I’m discovering in Mom’s home after her passing. In the span of a few months, life shifted abruptly—from my role as a gilder to hospice caregiver to estate preparer.
Thanks to my family and friends, things are moving along. It’s all about re-emergence.
After a deep winter haitus to care for my mom, it was rewarding to see this project come to fruition. Thanks to @susanebrowndesign and her lovely client for their patience. Love the copper reflecting in the metallic plaster walls!
After a deep winter haitus to care for my mom, it was rewarding to see this project come to fruition. Thanks to @susanebrowndesign and her lovely client for their patience. Love the copper reflecting in the metallic plaster walls!
Happy New Years!
I was given Daruma doll assembly kit from my friend Catherine Lignier after she went to Japan. Painting a Daruma doll’s eyes is a Japanese New Year tradition symbolizing perseverance and goal-setting. I’m going to paint the left eye and set a New Year’s resolution. The other will be painted when my goal is achieved, signifying completion and gratitude. In Japan, I’ve read that they keep them visible as reminders and are traditionally burned at temples after a year, regardless of success, to make way for new goals. (Phew!)
They represent the spirit of never giving up- which is a perfect theme - especially for this New Year.
Happy New Years!
I was given Daruma doll assembly kit from my friend Catherine Lignier after she went to Japan. Painting a Daruma doll’s eyes is a Japanese New Year tradition symbolizing perseverance and goal-setting. I’m going to paint the left eye and set a New Year’s resolution. The other will be painted when my goal is achieved, signifying completion and gratitude. In Japan, I’ve read that they keep them visible as reminders and are traditionally burned at temples after a year, regardless of success, to make way for new goals. (Phew!)
They represent the spirit of never giving up- which is a perfect theme - especially for this New Year.