
gilder, frame maker, designer, artist, Antique fine art & restoration specialist
Lewiston/Auburn, Maine Area

gilder, frame maker, designer, artist, Antique fine art & restoration specialist
Lewiston/Auburn, Maine Area
Over twenty years of experience working as a scene painter, faux finisher, gilder, restorer of gilded objects, art handler, gallery owner. Pinhole Photographer. Fine Art Painter. Broad experience working with contemporary artists designing presentations for exhibits. Continue to research the history of gilding, gilding techniques, history of frame makers in America and in Maine in particular. Independent research in American Art History. Strive to master my craft and to improve my skills in wood carving and frame design.
design, collaboration with interior designers, architects, artists, collectors, ability to draw on knowledge for design sensitivity to historic or contemporary settings, appraisals, collections management. Examination and condition reports for art collections. Can link collectors with conservation professionals and/or decorators suitable for the client.
(Arts and Crafts industry)
1990 — Present (19 years)
makers of fine hand-crafted picture frames for museums, collectors, artists. Restoration of gilded objects. Fine gilded or painted finishes for interiors, objects, furnishings, picture frames. work directly with designers and professional artists to develop ideas for exhibits and interiors.
(Arts and Crafts industry)
July 1990 — Present (19 years 1 month)
Gilders, Frame makers, Purveyors of 19th & 20th c. Fine Art. Restoration of gilded objects. Collections management. Appraisals.
(Arts and Crafts industry)
October 1988 — June 1990 (1 year 9 months)
Frame Shop manager. Responsable for designing custom picture frame orders, ordering merchandise, framing fine antique prints for the gallery, supervising 2 employees, quality control. Maintaining inventory of stock moulding and framing supplies. Time management to be certain orders were completed on time
appraisal studies-conoisseurship in historic frames 1998 — 2005
1984 — 1988
art history--especially American and New England. Regional history. Farming, raising poultry
Central Maine Bird Fanciers, Five Rivers Arts Alliance, Kennebec Valley Art Association, Society of Gilders, Maine Historical Society, American Poultry Association, American Livestock Breeds Conservancy