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pete millichamp · Post by **pete millichamp** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:41 pm

check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verre_%C3%A9glomis%C3%A9

Doug Bernhardt · Post by **Doug Bernhardt** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:53 pm

YIKKES! That's a bit scary! Say Peter...do you remember moi? It was at 20BigOnes we first met....actually, as that was my first trip to a large meet, I "first met" a lot of people. It was also there I met Rick Glawson who, up till then, Id only spoken briefly to while ordering materials several times. Good to see you've found this place. Sorry to all as this post seems to have slipped into a bit of chit chat.

pete millichamp · Post by **pete millichamp** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 1:14 pm

I certainly do Doug, you lovely 'esoteric' glass piece & a great evening meal together, my first @BIG@ meet too, just me, Dave & Mark from England,.
Dave has kept me in touch with everyone stateside, and its a pleasure to be back with those talented people whos work I admire.

Hope all is well with you, (& business of course), and no doubt we will be speaking more.

Are you on Skype, I got Dave hooked a long time ago & its a great (& FREE), way of communicating.

Doug Bernhardt · Post by **Doug Bernhardt** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 5:20 pm

Hi again Peter. I still have no 'pooter in the shop so Skype just wouldn't be of advantage to me. Look forward also to a toast with the Toastmaster again!

Roderick Treece · Post by **Roderick Treece** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:29 pm

If anybody is interested I thought I would post a few web sites that I feel represent the true meaning of the word Verre églomisé.While it is true Verre églomisé does mean,

reverse glass gilding, term comes from French meaning glass gilded on the backside with gold or metal leaf by means of a gelatin adhesive, which produces a clear, mirror-like, reflective result, in which designs are engraved. While this technique is an ancient one and dates back to pre-Roman times, its name derives from Jean-Baptise Glomy, an 18th century French decorator who popularized its use.

When one is talking about guilding a building or image on the reverse of a glass sign and then engraving the gold to show color through then one would be exicuting a Verre églomisé finish.But In it's true form I would sayVerre églomisé is closer to decorative painting,The word Verre églomisé was not traditionally used in glass sign work.

http://www.miriamellner.com/
http://www.gilding.net/portfolio.html

Roderick