St Thomas Church
We have been deeply involved in the re-ordering of St Thomas church in St Helier, Jersey. This has been a remarkable project which has covered all aspects of Artizen, including gilding, decoration, Trompe L'Oeil, woodgraining, restoration, murals and pattern work.
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Before, St Thomas' could only be described as drab. The grey interior made the church cold and uninviting.
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The ceiling was cleaned and the ribbing painted in red, yellow and green. These colours were taken from the original encaustic tiles. |
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Decorating the East wall with a leaf design.
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The finished East wall |
The bosses had never been painted and were barely visible from 60ft below. We embellished them with decoration and gold leaf.
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This navy blue ceiling of the Chapel of our Lady of Fatima was gilded with stars
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All of the carved stone work has been gilded.
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This 4 part stencil pattern was achieved using gold paint.
The freise has been picked out with cream paint and gold leaf.
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The capitals around the font have been gilded
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The walls behind the tabernacle were stencilled in gold paint, with a four part stencil.
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Parts of the original tiles were missing..... |
So I painted them in!
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Panels over the sacristy doors.
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Trompe L'Oeil panel over the Polish Chapel door.
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Trompe L'Oeil crown of thorns.
(see Trompe L'Oeil section for close uo)
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My favourite view of the project.
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The Tabernacle and East wall.
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The organ pipes were dull and uninspiring.
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The completed transformation .
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The pipes are situated above the West porch and are seen on leaving St Thomas'
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