Ruth Ellery
Fifteen years of shopfronts. Gold leaf, shading and drop shadows.
Booked six weeks out
GB·01 Hand-painted signs and gold leaf · North Hobart
Signs, painted by hand.
Shopfront fascias, gold-leaf windows, boards and van doors, painted with a brush. Pick a style off the sheet, see roughly what it takes, and book a measure-up.
- Measure-up is free
- 23-carat gold leaf
- Hobart and the south
SamplesBoard No. 2 · Gilt & Brush
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GB·02 Estimate
How big, how many days.
Slide to the width, pick the surface and whether it's gold leaf. You'll get the time on site, a price range and the deposit.
Where
Colour
An estimate, not a quote: we confirm after the free measure-up.
Your design · to scale
Time
Price
Deposit
GB·03 Signwriters
Two brushes, one ladder.
Every job is drawn up full size and pounced onto the surface before the paint goes on.
Sam Kerr
Sandwich boards, van doors and menu boards.
Taking jobsRuth ElleryLettering and gold
Sam KerrBoards and vans
OpenWaitlistClosed
GB·04 Quote
Measure, deposit, paint.
We come and look, draw it up full size, then paint it on site.
1 · FreeMeasure-up
We measure, check the surface and talk lettering.
2 · $250Drawing
A full-size drawing for you to approve. The deposit comes off the job.
3 · On sitePainting
Usually a day or two; gold leaf needs a dry day.
Drawing deposit · comes off the job$250
- Pays for the full-size drawing
- Two rounds of changes included
- Moved free if it rains on a gold day
Heritage shopfront? Some councils need approval for new signs on heritage buildings; we'll tell you at the measure-up if yours might.
GB·05 Visit
Elizabeth Street, by appointment.
HoursMon–Fri
8:00 to 4:00; on site most days.
StudioNorth Hobart
Visits by appointment.
AreaSouthern Tasmania
Further afield for bigger jobs.
PayingCard or transfer
Deposit, then the rest on completion.
How long does a painted sign last?
Enamel on a good surface lasts years; gold leaf on glass, decades.
Can you match an old sign?
Yes: send photos and we'll redraw it.
Do you do vinyl?
No, only paint and leaf.
GB·06 Quote
Your name, in gold.
Book a free measure-up and we'll draw it up.