Emily Swift-Jones

Sculptural Gilding Artist using gold leaf, verre eglomise, polished plaster to create textured and patinated surfaces and sculptures. Themes come from the natural world especially inspired by crystaline formation and geological formations.

Wednesday, 1 May 2013

Grand Designs 2013

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The director of my new glass suppliers liked my most recent splashback so much that he commissioned me to do something on one of the kitche...

Abstract Dandylion Splashback

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I've been so busy. It's very exciting. I was contact by a lovely lady who had been trawling the internet for months trying to find ...

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Sunday, 3 February 2013

Patinated White gold

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A detail showing the mink coloured basecoat and the patination on the leaf I recently had an exciting meeting with a potential new clie...

James Bond Inspired Bedroom!

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I've been a busy little bee of late. I recently completed an interior styling commission for a client who wanted their bedroom to have ...

Tuesday, 3 July 2012

Emily Swift-Jones: Sparklewren Boutique Opens

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I found this photograph on the internet on the Geishaface blog by a lady who came to the opening - resplendent in her kimono and corset. Wh...

My signature "mon"

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these are my "mon" - signature tags which I apply to my larger work. The mon is a symbol used in Japan to represent a household i...

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Monday, 2 July 2012

Details of work in progress

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Whilst I am waiting with baited breath to see the pictures taken by the professional photographer I thought I'd share some pics I took ...

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Emily Swift-Jones: My artwork has evolved from my career as a specialist decorator. I use traditional gilding techniques, italian plaster, texture mediums, glass, semi precious stones and baroque pearls. I find my inspiration in geology, chemical reactions and in the beauty of decaying materials such as rust

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