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Gold leaf glass mirror

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Roderick Treece
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Gold leaf glass mirror

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Thought I might post a photo of the gold leaf mirror I just finished.
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Tyler Tim
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Re: Gold leaf glass mirror

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Looks nice Roderick.

The distressing/aging... did you sponge, flick and splatter it?
Sure I paint thing for my amusement and then offer them for sale. A brushslinger could whither en die from lack of creativity in this plastic town my horse threw a shoe in. :shock:
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Roderick Treece
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Re: Gold leaf glass mirror

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Hi Tyler,
The background is antiqued silver mirror and the gold leaf is antiqued oil and water gilded leaf , 12k.18k.22k and 23k. Here is a link to my face book page that shows the whole process.No paint splatter or sponging.

https://www.facebook.com/roderick.treece

Sorry I don't know how to make that a clickable link.
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BruceJackson
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Re: Gold leaf glass mirror

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Another fine looking piece...You've really got that antiquing process well sorted.

Is that a real name???...I'm still trying to work out how to pronounce it! If feel sure there may be some weird or cryptic meaning going on there, but I'm missing it...hahaha
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Roderick Treece
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Re: Gold leaf glass mirror

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Hi Bruce,
Thanks,glad you like it. Now I just have to figuire out how to do the antique mirroring with paint and leaf like you do. Maybe I should come over for a workshop!
Tried many time with no success. Yes Eddie Verdoyak is a real guy. Google his name ,add chicago in there. He was a big Chicago politition at one time. It pronounds VER DOl YAK.
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