I'm posting these for a mate Paul Rafferty of Ivy Designs here in the UK, I went to see him last saturday and was blown away by the quality of his stuff, beautiful!
Posted by Kelly Thorson (Member # 2958) on :
WOW! Man I love this stuff! Posted by John Lennig (Member # 2455) on :
Oh My, Stephen, your mate Paul has got it Down! Just so awesome! Thanks for sharing it with us!
John Lennig / SignRider
Posted by Tasmus (Member # 445) on :
Okay--that's it. the rest of us just oughta quit. It don't get any better than that stuff. What way cool technical skill.
What's his address? I'm just gonna rip out all the pages synonomous with AWESOME in my thesaurus and mail em to him.
Posted by Stephen Faulkner (Member # 2511) on :
Now that's what letterhead means to me!.... Damn! we seein some stuff now! Inspirational indeed.
Posted by Terry Baird (Member # 3495) on :
Beautiful stuff, does he have a website?
Posted by Dennis Raap (Member # 3632) on :
Speechless Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :
"Would you like fries with that order?"
That stuff is awesome. Great work!
Posted by Janette Balogh (Member # 192) on :
Thumbs way up!
Posted by Stephen Broughton (Member # 2237) on :
Good innit, he was featured in Signcraft May/June 2001, page 26 Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
ANy chance of seeing the Glass Piece Paul brought to Ashley's meet in London 2002? It had some pot leaves on it and man, was it a Great piece of work!
He is very, very good!
Posted by Mark Yearwood (Member # 2723) on :
Man, that is some fine work!
Posted by Stephen Broughton (Member # 2237) on :
Here you go Mike, sorry about the crap picture quality because this doesn't do it justice and doesn't show the real deep blasting in the veins. I get a strange desire to eat Pringles looking at this
[ January 13, 2004, 01:40 PM: Message edited by: Stephen Broughton ]
Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
That's the one! the picture doesn't do it justice.
Posted by Mark Neurohr (Member # 2470) on :
OHMYGOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(That's all I'm sayin')
Posted by Amy Brown (Member # 1963) on :
Wow! I love this stuff! Posted by Doug Allan (Member # 2247) on :
...that alone is worth a trip to the UK very inspirational!!!
Posted by Jillbeans (Member # 1912) on :
It really is worth it Doug. Paul's work is outstanding. The UKs have taken gold work to a whole nuther level. Kinda makes me just want to give up! Love- JILL
Posted by Richard Doyle (Member # 2919) on :
Wow
Ive gotta learn how to do that kind of stuff
Posted by Rick Chavez (Member # 2146) on :
WOW!
Posted by Brian Hansen (Member # 2946) on :
Okay...What's up with the Canadian flag next to the Green Leaf mirror ? does it have any connection on the biggest bust they had in Canada last week at the Old Molson Brewery in Berry Onterio ...EH !!!!!
Posted by Doug Allan (Member # 2247) on :
& you thought we believed that styalized leaf icon on your flag represented the maple? eh?
[ January 15, 2004, 08:15 PM: Message edited by: Doug Allan ]
Posted by Stephen Broughton (Member # 2237) on :
quote:Originally posted by Brian Hansen: Okay...What's up with the Canadian flag next to the Green Leaf mirror ? does it have any connection on the biggest bust they had in Canada last week at the Old Molson Brewery in Berry Onterio ...EH !!!!!
Brian this pictures 2 years old mate if I remember right Doug Bernhard stuck that flag in there, its another piece of Pauls work which featured in the British edition of AMAL.
Posted by Robert Thomas (Member # 1356) on :
WOW! Great Stuff. I always like glass work. I see another class in the future.
Posted by PAUL RAFFERTY (Member # 3987) on :
thanks for posting the pictures steve. many thanks for all ther great comments, especially from people i've always held in high regard. i've only been glass gilding since 2000. the hunger for it far outways common sense.i have found it one of the hardest things to get my head around within the sign trade and no matter how many pices you see or photo's of great glass work i think the only way to learn is hands on pratice. i managed to weadle about three weeks off over christmas and rather than drink, eat and drink i decided to crack on with the glass that had been leaning up against the studio wall all year.i made as many mistakes as things i learnt.but glad i did it. my mind is back at work now but im keeping a small portion of it aside for glass. can't wait to see what happens next.
Posted by John Lennig (Member # 2455) on :
Paul, not only am I totally impressed with your gold work...I am heartened by your revelation that you've "only been concentrating on gold since 2000" ...this is reassuring to me, as I have, in the last months, embarked on a "Gold Quest", so to speak, bringing my gold work up to "saleable standards." I have a strong feeling that you are very talented in signwork, gold notwithstanding...but it gives me hope!
We would love to see other examples of your work, Gold or not!
In awe, I am, John Lennig / SignRider
btw...do YOU have an email address for David Kynaston in Llangollen, North Wales??
Thanks!
Posted by Terry Colley (Member # 1245) on :
Awesome ! huh pretty average stuff, you people should get out more often.What's all that bull "ive only been gilding since 2000 "let me tell you his grandfather was a signwriter and his dad is Dazzler Dennis known throughout Dagenham for his shiny finish on gold leaf, the boy was was gilding before he could walk.OK the pictorial on that Queen in the west is good but the rest well ! Take some time out and smell the le franc 12 hour size Cheers Terry
Posted by Brian O'Prey (Member # 4063) on :
Nice one Terry!!! I couldn't have said it better myself. Quote from a song by 'THE ALARM'....."The truth is the truth, or the truth is surely a lie". Hope you're keeping well. All the best, Brian.
Posted by PAUL RAFFERTY (Member # 3987) on :
many thanks for the kind ( evil ) words mr colley of the git clan, your chicken head will be in the post.
mr o prey, if your going round in circles, your obviously cutting corners.
Posted by Fran Maholland (Member # 3609) on :
Have I missed something??? The joke?? I see no pictures or links to pictures at the origin of this post.
Fran
Posted by Terry Colley (Member # 1245) on :
Paul, make sure it's not one of them Thai chicken heads ,I don't want the flu Cheers Terry
Posted by Keith Pettit (Member # 4420) on :
I prefer Dave Smiths glass work myself Terry don't you ever sleep, you should be tucked up in bed at 3.00am! Enjoy those chicken heads!
Posted by Stephen Broughton (Member # 2237) on :
ooooH Keith you're gonna get it now Posted by PAUL RAFFERTY (Member # 3987) on :
Dear Keith Thank you very much for your recent posting, as a fellow gilder yourself you know how easy it is to do. It is just gold leaf and glass, really you should look upon it as an ordinary everyday object like, oh I don’t know, a Le Franc nuclear gildex particle accelerator for example. This handy gadget is basically only two components, the rabbit hide linear cyclotron and the smalted elemental betatron, and you hardly need me to explain what they do. As you know these can be re gilded in such a way that particle beams are split super segmentally rather than by relativistic modulation, and I know exactly what you are thinking, surely that configuration creates a mica beam proton synchronizer. But there’s another component we have not touched on, that’s right - The Plug. How many times have you tried to use your particle accelerator only to find you’ve forgotten to plug it in. That is why so many atomic chippin’ research establishments take on someone who’s sole job it is to perform that menial repetitive task requiring a minimum of skill base and little or no training. Even then there are those who fail the interview and are forced in to casual employment elsewhere, and that, Keith, is where you come in.
Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
Hey Paul...The "Other UK Clan" is here in Mazeppa and they reckon you should keep your stockings, suspenders and basque on for a REAL CLEAR GIT GILD!
PS Loved the invitations...hope it all goes shiningly well!
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Hey Paul...The "Other UK Clan" is here in Mazeppa and they reckon you should keep your stockings, suspenders and basque on for a REAL CLEAR GIT GILD!