Nobody is absolutely sure when Cennino Cennini wrote Il Libro dell’Arte, although a date in the early fifteenth century is thought to be a reasonable assumption for the creation of this importa...
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I was recently asked to demonstrate at The Society of Scribes and Illuminators Lay Members Day in London – what an honour. Here are a few photos of the event, taken by Alma Swan, Honorary Se...
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Last March I was honoured to take part in the Home of St Patrick Festival in Northern Ireland. Events were held in three cities – Armagh, Downpatrick and Newry. During my time there I did gildi...
20th May 2017 was the 800th anniversary of the second Battle of Lincoln. Said to be one of the most decisive battles in English history it secured the future of the Plantagenet dynasty. It has be...
So many people have asked me about the framing of my ‘Illuminations’ exhibition at Lincoln Cathedral that I thought I would write a little about how it was done – and the person responsible...
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It was Heather Chapple, Cathedral guide, who told me about the ‘Trondheim’ pillars. Situated at the western crossing of Lincoln Cathedral, these pillars are stylistically unique in the Britis...
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Several people have contacted me over the past week asking me where I buy my manuscript gesso from. The answer is that it is not, as far as I am aware, commercially available here in the UK, so I...
I have wanted to paint this since I knew I was to be artist in residence at Lincoln Cathedral. It is, of course, the Christian nativity scene. The shapes of the three pieces were designed to echo...
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