BIOGRAPHY

Claire has an established picture framing business based in Stone, Gloucestershire where she specialises in frame restoration and gilded frames. Claire uses her extensive knowledge of gilding and an abundance of glass off cuts to create her Verre Églomisé art pieces.

With an Art and Design Foundation Diploma and a Degree in Design under her belt, Claire has become a full member of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers, the Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington DC and Miniature Art Society of Florida.

Growing up in rural Gloucestershire, Claire has had a deep love of everything flora and fauna, fluid forms and the unusual, which constantly provide inspirational subjects to capture in gold leaf.

Awards

Hilliard Society

NVW Award for Craftmanship 2021

'Corvid Companions'

8x8cm 24ct gold leaf verre églomisé

Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington DC

THIRD PLACE COLLAGE/MIXED MEDIA 2020

'Sun Worshiper'

8x7cm 21.8ct moon gold leaf verre églomisé

Royal Miniature Society

GOLD BOWL HONORABLE MENTION 2019

'Nap Time - Hamadryas Baboon'

8x8cm 21.8ct moon gold leaf verre églomisé

Miniature Society of Florida

SECOND PLACE BIRD CATEGORY 2019

'Pleasant Pheasant'

8x8cm 23ct gold leaf verre églomisé

Miniature Society of Florida

SECOND PLACE FLORAL & BOTANICAL CATEGORY 2018

'Autumns Bounty'
8x8cm 23ct gold leaf verre églomisé

Royal Miniature Society

GOLD BOWL HONORABLE MENTION 2016

'Balancing Act'
8x8cm 23ct gold leaf verre églomisé

Royal Miniature Society

GOLD BOWL HONORABLE MENTION 2015

'I'm Watching You!'
8x8cm 23ct gold leaf verre églomisé

Exhibitions 2021-2022

Hilliard Society - 5th June - 12th June 2021

Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington - Nov. 21st - Jan. 8th 2022

Exhibit Venue: The Mansion at Strathmore
10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD 20852. USA

Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers - 25th November - 5th December 2021

Exhibition Venue: Mall Galleries, London, SW1

Miniature Society of Florida - January 16th - February 6th, 2022

Exhibition venue: The Miniature Art Society of Florida (MASF), 1497 Main Street, Dunedin, FL 34698 USA

Exhibitions 2020

Due to Covid-19 exhibitions that Claire normally participates in are cancelled.

However, the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers have thier exhibition online, where you can view and purchase works from the comfort of your own home!

Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington - Nov 22nd 2020 - Jan 9 2021

Exhibitions 2019

Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, D.C. Nov 17, 2018 - Jan 6 2019
Miniature Society of Florida Annual exhibition January 20th - February 10th 2019
The Snow Goose Gallery - By Invitation only. Miniatures from Around the World. May 5- June 9 2019 Pennsylvania U.S.A.
Bath Society of Artists - 18th May to 29th June 2019. Victoria Art Gallery, Bridge Street, Bath.
Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers - 28th November - Sunday 8th December 2019. Mall Galleries, London.

TV appearance

Channel 4 'Kirsties Handmade Christmas'

(December 9th 2019 - episode 11)

Watch how Claire produces her verre eglomise artwork.

Angel of the Stars

24ct gold leaf with 7.2ct white gold leaf on glass - Verre Eglomise by Claire Russell RMS

Artists & Illustrators Magazine

Claires article 'Working with gold leaf and the art of Verre Eglomise'

Claires article, 'What is...Verre Eglomise? published in the Artists and Illustrators magazine, Sketchbook page.

Claires step by step guide to create an artwork in verre eglomise published in the Artists and Illustrators magazine.

Events

In May 2018, Claire and four others from the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers had the honour of attending the 70th Birthday of HRH The Prince of Wales in the beautiful grounds of Buckingham palace.