A large part of my work is the annual updating and maintaining of various Honours Boards around the Country.  It's one of those jobs that's incredibly rewarding, seeing all the past names and dates written by generations of Traditional Signwriter's who have had the privilege of adding to these historic boards. Most are either Gold Leaf or Painted, and nearly all I do are hand painted, using Traditional Signwriting methods.

Cool to see one of my Hand-painted signs at Glastonbury this year - A big, big thanks to Hen, Jack and all at Roaming Giraffe Events for the project!

A nice mix of jobs over the last few weeks, always keeps you on your toes being a signwriter, very rarely the same thing twice!
From modern Van Sign writing to a very large wooden hand painted sign... oh and a bit of classic 'brush for hire, up a ladder' work for a local design agency at the Edgbaston grounds in Birmingham.

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Had the joy to hand paint the signage for Leicester's newest, and arguably Brightest, Gallery in the city centre. The Gallery is a showcase for the colourful, abstract artwork of Sally Ann Dyer, a local Leicester resident seeking to give something back to her community.
Fascia and windows all hand painted in bright enamels using Signwriter's Traditional Colours and Techniques.
A big Thank-you to Sally Ann for the shout-out and our best wishes to you and your galleries' success!

Been a busy bee of late, so a bit behind on my updates...
And this recently completed project being one of those reasons.

The Hope Bell Memorial Project

The Hope Bell is a clock chime installation, recently completed by John Taylor & Co Bell Foundry and is installed in Queens Park, in the centre of Loughborough in Leicestershire.

Had the honour of working again with the cool guys at John Taylor & Co Bell Foundry on a job that used...er, just a tiny bit of Gold Leaf!

The 23.5ct 'Distressed Finish' Gold Leaf covered metal scrollwork reads a Poem by Mary Elizabeth Frye, titled  ‘Do Not Stand at my Grave and Weep’

The bells will form a lasting memorial to residents who died in the Covid19 outbreak, and remember all those public servants who put themselves at risk dealing with the pandemic.

....As I mentioned, an absolute honour to be a part of this Memorial, and a big thank you to all involved, especially Nathan who was indispensable on this one!

*some photos courtesy of John Taylor & Co Bell Foundry.

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This time of year, as is the same for a lot of Traditional Signwriters out there... is the time for updating Honours Boards. As i've mentioned before, its always a joy to revisit these after yet another year and to look over some of old work undertaken by the Signwriters of the past who painted ( or gilded ) before me. Some of the work goes back  generations and no one single signwriter is the same... every single one is unique it their own way. Long may the traditional art of hand painted signwriting and gilding continue as it would be such a shame to see this historic craft be forgotten.

A quick big thank you to all my customers this past year, i wish you all a Healthy, Prosperous & Happy New Year!

I will be updating here as soon as i can but in the meantime please feel free to find me on Instagram ( probably the social that i update the most ) and facebook. Links are above or just search for Al Scott Signs.

My best to you all!
Al Scott Signwriter.

A few pics from a recently finished project and small part of the large restoration project saving  the Historic Taylor's Bell-foundry in Loughborough.
Lovely honour to be asked to do the Signwriting on this one as its such an iconic local place and also the last of its kind in Britain today. Bells from this place have made there way all over the globe including those in St Paul's Cathedral.
There was one original old wall sign still existing, so that was used as the 'master' design to follow for all the new painted signs on the brickwork outside. The Signwriting on the large wooden doors at the entrance to the works is based on an an old black and white photo in the Museum's Archives.
Lovely job to do! and even kept out of the rain ( mostly! 😉)
A big thank-you to all at Taylor's Bell Foundry in Loughborough for entrusting me and my brushes with the job, and my best wishes for the future!

Busy few weeks here at the studio and out and about in Leicestershire. Lot more traditional work this month but still with the odd local business van or two thrown into the mix :)
Few select photos below, including one very large hand painted sign for the lovely people at The Roaming Giraffe events and a nice War Memorial addition with very small lettering ( 7mm to be precise!  )  and lastly... a Coat of Arms painted onto a metal shield that will become part of a large iron gate for a local Rectory.

Been a bit of a gap since the last post, but as usual... busy, busy so going to post a few recent works in one go ... as a 'catch up of sorts!

Artysan Fayre - Hand-painted silver lettering direct to facia in sunny Kibworth Beauchamp, leicestershire.

Smiths Property Experts - I've done a few of these now, very precise lettering and colours but enjoyable to do - love how crisp these turn out. This one is their new office in Quorn, Leicester.

'The Mouse House' - what a great name!... nice house name hand painted in flat black direct to the door frame in Loughborough.

The Flower Plant - Small sign done for the nice people at The Flower Plant in Sileby - Flat white painted lettering onto a wooden sign.

Thanks to all above for the shout to help out with their signs!
Till next time ;-)
Al.