Welcome to Sign Hive, my name is Melissa.

I am a Signwriter who works predominantly with reverse glass gilding. Signwriting has been in my family for over 40 years, and both my father and brother are talented sign painters. My father is a traditional Signwriter, so I was lucky enough to be trained by him at his studio in Northamptonshire. I started off producing signs on wood and aluminium, however from the first moment I tried my hand at reverse glass gilding I was absolutely hooked! The process is just magical to me and never fails to excite.

I occasionally take private commissions and regularly sell my own designs via my website SHOP. All my signs are hand painted in reverse onto the back of the glass and gilded with 23ct gold leaf (or other genuine leaf), with optional abalone shell (mother of pearl) and glitter inlays. I don’t do prints at this stage. My signs are handmade original works of art, so you get a completely unique, bespoke piece. Occasionally I have hand painted aluminium signs for sale.