Welcome to Dog Portraits UK! My name is Geraldine Whalley and since 2012 I have been specialising in creating custom dog portraits from my customers own photographs. Initially working solely with oil paint, but more recently, I’ve gone back to my roots and introduced coloured pencil with gouache, for pet portraits, which are proving extremely popular. Many of the photographs customers supply are taken on the spur of Read more…
- Dilys Fisher has been enamelling since the mid-nineties when she attended evening classes in Wiltshire. From a child she has always enjoyed learning many different craft techniques but since her introduction to the ancient craft of enamelling it became and still is a very important part of her life. ‘Rosy M Design’ is the name of her business based in Read more…
- Captivated by the alchemy of colour and the versatility of enamel, designer Ruth Ball creates a breadth of creative designs. The focus of her interest ranges from fine jewels and luxury silverware, to unique artworks. Each of her elegant pieces carries an individual style, and highlights enamel as a medium for contemporary design & applied art. In addition to being an enamel specialist, her capacity Read more…
- Magdalena Urbanova (born 1971) studied at the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts of the Charles University in Prague and later became a goldsmith at the Secondary Professional School in Prague. Enamel occasionally devoted itself to the early 90’s and after 2000 the enamel became its profession. She participated in several exhibitions and organized group thematic exhibitions. She attended several times the enamel Read more…
- For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by glass and jewellery. When my husband bought home an old enamelling kiln from a junk shop, I quickly became seduced by the compelling combination of colour and texture that can be achieved with enamels. Blending and shading different enamels to build up veils of colour in order to Read more…