Handmade signs done in the way they were when advertising was an art form loved and admired by all. Designed to create the best possible image to make your business stand out from the others. Traditional signwriting has its own beauty and charm that goes so far in putting a message across.

This Victorian inspired sign is at Llangollen Wharf. It's aimed at the many walkers and boaters who pass here in their hundreds almost daily along the canal. It realy is just a long list of services provided by the tea rooms, but put across in this charming way can't help but get it noticed.

Signwriting on walls has been about since Roman times. It is without doubt one of the most visual and cost effective forms of advertising.

Well executed wall signs are few and far between these days. Planning permission is often not an issue, but careful marking out and confident painting is. Hence the lack of these large pieces of art.

This North Wales' inn has been trading since the 14th century, I wonder how many of my predecessors have written this wall?

Arched lettering with colourful shading and hand painted roses have been a tradition on narrowboats for the past 200 years.

Traditional honours boards for schools, clubs, masonic halls and various associations.

Handmade shop signs. made with tongue and groove boards and painted in enamels.

Traditional art is an important part of signwriting. This one off reproduction oil painting is of Sir James Guthrie's "To Pastures New". The polished frame, also made by myself has a 23 carat gold leaf inline.