There were signs along the way for Sean Michael Felix on the road to the art called Verre Eglomise, or reverse painting on glass. “Verre Eglomise is an ancient medium rarely seen today,” says Felix.
The HistorianOf all the extinct trades and crafts practiced in the 19th century, probably none is more obscure than reverse glass painting. Yet even this little known art was mastered in the 20th ...
In an increasingly digital world, where design software can turn anyone into an instant Leonardo da Vinci, it’s easy to forget that signs were once lettered by hand using sable brushes, mineral ...