by Toni Watts | Aug 13, 2016 | Blog, Materials and Techniques
Several people have contacted me over the past week asking me where I buy my manuscript gesso from. The answer is that it is not, as far as I am aware, commercially available here in the UK, so I make my own. Here’s the recipe: 8 parts of slaked plaster...
by Toni Watts | Aug 3, 2016 | Blog, Recent Work
I have wanted to paint this since I knew I was to be artist in residence at Lincoln Cathedral. It is, of course, the Christian nativity scene. The shapes of the three pieces were designed to echo the west front doors of the Cathedral and the illuminated borders were...
by Toni Watts | Jun 28, 2016 | Blog, Recent Work
Lincoln Cathedral is fortunate to have a team of skilled stonemasons. They are responsible for both replacing carvings damaged by the passage of time and creating new imagery which will be enjoyed by visitors in the future. The image on the right is thought by some to...
by Toni Watts | Apr 8, 2016 | Blog, Recent Work
It’s been a while since I posted new work here – not because there isn’t any new work but because there is so much work to be done that I haven’t got around to writing about it! I thought I would show you a couple of pieces which show the...
by Toni Watts | Feb 7, 2016 | Blog, Workshops and demonstrations
My March workshop at the Heritage Skills Centre, Lincoln Castle, booked up so quickly that several new dates have been added – and several new workshops. New Manuscript Illumination Course Dates. I will be running my...
by Toni Watts | Dec 18, 2015 | Blog, Recent Work
Images of Noah’s ark are relatively common in medieval art, the story of the flood being familiar to Christians, Jews and Muslims alike. Lincoln Cathedral’s image of the ark is found in the stained glass at the east end of the building. The glass dates...
