Christening portrait

Above: Portrait of Baby Ciara, cradled in her mother’s hands. Roman capitals for child’s name (decorated with gold foil), brown italic hand for text details. Written on cream Pergamenata Italian paper (mock vellum) and framed with a dark pink Indian handmade paper. Piece measured 15 cm x 21 cm (A5 size).

Left: When I came to frame the piece, I decided on a paler pink mount, to match more closely the word Ciara (written in versals, and decorated with gold foil dots). The mount was complemented by a thin, dark brown, wooden frame.