Inside and outside gilding. Kelly has worked 20 stories up on a church cross as well as on ceilings, chandeliers, mirrors and fantasy furniture. Working with real gold as well as variety of other materials, Kelly can create a wide mixture of effects with gilding to give new life and vitality to pieces. Below are some of the things she has done.
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Gilding in progress on the 5th Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City - 20 stories up. See the adjacent picture to get more of a feel for the locale! |  |
Here is a view of the Church steeple and cross on the 5th Avenue Presbyterian Church. Quite an impressive work site! |
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An older mirror was in pretty poor visual condition. Kelly cleaned, repaired, re-gilded and then aged the mirror to give it a new generation of life, Here we see the mirror during this process, |  |
Look at the person next to the mirror in order to get an idea of scale. This mirror was cleaned, re-gilded and appropriately aged to give it new life. |
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A gilded table-base, before the final aging process subtely tones downs the gold and fits the piece into its surroundings. |  |
Kelly has also reproduced in gilding and refinishing the effects of fantasy furniture. Fantasy Furniture is best described as bizarre--chairs shaped like peacocks, tables shaped like dolphins, chaises made of antlers, and the like. Most of the examples come from the 18th and 19th centuries, with a few earlier examples from Venice and a few from the early 20th century. |
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24ct gold applied to a new, hand-made and high gloss black painted armoire. The gilding was then gently distressed by Kelly to give an additional presence of age and character to the piece. The piec was built by Allan Smith, Furniture Maker, Hopewell, NJ. |  |
A gilded and aged cornice. Interesting fitting, or even a piece to liven up the garden with a surprising ornament. |
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A color-washed serving table with gilded highlights in the space created by Deborah Leamann Interriors at the 2006 Junior League Showhouse |