In this project I was approached to repair and restore this beautiful heritage lamp from the National Heritage Listed State Theatre. I had repositioned and re-seated others twice previously, but this one was in need of some love. I, through some experimentation, knowledge and good luck, worked out what the 'glass' panes were made from. A mould was made. The broken pane, an unrepairable piece, was replaced. Getting the right colour mix is tricky as the 'plastic' material has a curing age where it changes colour for up to weeks and even months. Initially it will appear greenish, but over the course of a few weeks (months) will soften up to take on the more aged orange tinge. Fun job.

This job required a new faux column to be made. The column was easy, it did not even have a taper. The capital on the other hand was something else. A collaborative job with my brother. We decided to mould one quarter, then knock out 4 casts. These were joined over a replica diameter column piece. Then detailed and finished to end up with the full capital piece seen below.

​These 2 lovely sculptures at Rouse Hill Shopping Centre, near the public water jets. They have been damaged by naught kids out at night. Another one of those little jobs in appearance that are much more complicated than they appear. Epoxy was used here for its strength and adhesion. It is also very durable in outdoor areas.

​This pearl belongs to a lovely feature of bead like appearance. Its fixing points were damaged. New points needed to be mounted. Sounds simple. Getting a dead centre hole on both sides so that the bead rotates true is another tricky task.

​Cahors is a posh accommodation block in the heart of Kings Cross in Sydney. The tiles for the facade are no longer able to be sourced, as they were a limited edition fired tile imported from France in the early 1900's. Many of the top 2 rows in the pic below were cracked. I mechanically abraded back the mould and weathering to clean tile material. They were thoroughly cleaned. Then the paint system was applied. Multiple layers were required. Then, finally, a replication of surrounding tiles was achieved. Sealers were applied. A few months later, no one would be the wiser.

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This is some photos of one of the numerous restorations I have undertaken at the Capitol Theatre. The architrave at the top of the display window frames had deteriorated. I was engaged to make a durable replica out of fibreglass. I was given a 2-metre length which I detailed, moulded, cast, then installed. It was then painted to match. As you can see it is indiscernible from the original or any other part for that matter.