Studio Abbellire (Connie and Randy Cotita)

Featured Artist of the Month

by RanMan on March 2, 2010

Please take time to read the article at ID-Digest.com
Some of our work is featured in the slide show on the main page also!

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Clocks Are Our Friends!

by RanMan on February 24, 2010

Examples of refinished antique Swedish clocks. 22k gold leaf was added to highlight the details.

Refinished Antique Swedish Clock

Antique Swedish Clock

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Black & Bling

by RanMan on February 12, 2010

This buffet was commissioned a while back……

Hand Embellished Buffet

Detail

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Recently tried our hands at casting plaster.. we were brought a broken composite ceiling medallion. The broken part were repaired, molds were created for re-casting of new pieces to create this mirror…5 feet wide in a new design. Thanks much to our friend Chris Erney who helped all the way….

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Chinoiserie Panel

February 2, 2010

A recently finished panel by Connie has received an Editor’s Choice Award. It will be featured on their main page for the month of February.

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New Life for Old Chairs

January 22, 2010

This is one of several chairs of a set that we “repurposed” for a client. They were originally the old “fruitwood” color.

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Furniture is One of Our Faves!

January 21, 2010

Connie and I really love “repurposing” (sic) furniture pieces!
On this piece, Connie hand carved the wings deeper to add detail and even gave the swans new beaks. Pearls were added to the bottom band, and iridescence was added to the the center of the flower and the beads below the each swan. All new fabrics [...]

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