Heerenveen "Tuymelaarhuis" Gilt Leather / Goudleer / Cuir de Cordoue
— Article écrit par Fred le 19/11/2015 —
Mr. Wiebren Dijkstra
Hanging onto his paint brush on his shaky scaffold.
Without Wiebren this project would not have seen daylight.
Thank you, Wiebren !
This house goes back to the 16th century and was modified during the course of time,
the last remodeling was around 1750.
It always amazes me to see buildings this old in such good condition, typical northern Europe !
The more you wander to the south the quicker buildings seem to wear.
Our place dates form 1850 and was sort of a ruin already.
Here the order is well on its way, the flowers were painted in the 18th century tradition.
The leathers painted and hanging to dry before the antiquing is applied.
The colours and the gilding were made to the customers specifications.
Dutch professional magazine Eisma's published an editorial on the subject.
http://www.schildersvak.nl
It shows the trimming and gluing of the leathers.
A rare opportunity to practice your Dutch....
The indisputable proof that hanging the leathers is easy and fun !
Visit Wiebren Dijkstra's site at www.wdijkstra.nl.
As Always,
Fred