sign writing
Ashley Willerton – Historic Pub Signage
Ash was recently commissioned to bring one of Newcastle’s oldest pub signs back to life.
Named after its original proprietor in 1778, Richard Swarley, this historic C18th building has now been restored to its former glory thanks to Ash’s sympathetic design & colour scheme.
Ashley Willerton – Gilded signage
Bright, bold & beautiful! Superb hand painted & gilded signage by Ashley Willerton for Tynemouth retailer, Razzberry Bazaar.
Ashley Willerton – Signage
Ashley recently designed, hand-painted & reverse glass gilded this extremely handsome tattoo sign.
Ashley Willerton – Signage
Ashley has been busy working his sign writing magic for a variety of clients including this fresh gold leaf signage for The Old School Gallery and a rather tasty hand painted Scream for Pizza box.
Ashley Willerton – Courtyard restaurant
Alnwick Castle, film location for Harry Potter and Downton Abbey commissioned Ashley to design, paint and gild two mirrors for their newly refurbished Courtyard restaurant.
Ashley Willerton – Traditional sign writing
Ashley Willerton designed, hand painted and gilded this incredibly handsome studio door for Green Chameleon.
Ashley Willerton – OFFF Conference Barcelona
Ashley Willerton was asked by OFFF Conference Barcelona to design, paint & gild a bespoke glass sign over the course of the 3 day festival. This was to demonstrate the tools & techniques used in the all but forgotten craft of traditional sign painting & gilding. Great job Ash!
Ashley Willerton – Mural
Ashley Willerton was commissioned to design and hand paint a custom lettering piece for popular Newcastle street food vendor, The Little Fishy.
Ashley Willerton: The Distillery – Portobello Road Gin
Ashley Willerton hand painted this rather handsome sign for London’s brand new gin hotel ‘The Distillery’ on Portobello Road.
Ashley Willerton – ghost sign mural
Ashley Willerton created this 1901 ghost sign for a bistro to strengthen their independent brand status by introducing forgotten traditional crafts such as hand painting and gilding.
Situated in an old church, the owners wanted to utilise their huge sandstone wall to create a feature piece that paid tribute to the Church’s history. Ashley aged and distressed the sign so it would feel like an authentic part of the wall.
