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Why I love portrait cameos - by Gareth Eckley

" I love the moment when the portrait carving comes to life before my eyes. I find it exciting to see the personality of the subject captured in gemstone. I feel that I invest a part of myself in every portrait that I create."

" I really enjoy the collaborative process involved in portraiture. I work closely with my client to ensure that together we create an exceptional gemstone cameo portrait. Many of my previous clients have gone on to become friends."

Bio

Gareth is one of a very select group of gemstone portrait artists. Great skill, artistry and experience is needed to be able to create accurate portraits.

He is very passionate about his art and loves to travel to meet his clients whenever possible. He has been creating work for over 28 years. Some of his clients have been collecting his work for over 20 years.

Gareth feels strongly that for a cameo portrait to work he must feel that he "knows" the subject. It is very important to know the persons name and their nature so that he can enthuse the portrait carving with their spirit.

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Press Releases

• Welsh portrait artist creates a cameo of Pocahontas for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.
• Gemstone Portrait cameos - An ancient royal tradition re-invented for the 21st century

F.A.Q. - Sample Interview Questions

A list of questions that could be used to make the framework of an interview.

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Recent Articles

Quotations and feedback

Details of my customer list, testimonials and countries served can be found on my testimonials page. Read some of my Customer stories about the reaction to their family portrait cameo.

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Professional Awards & Exhibitions

Gareth has won many accolades for his work over the last 28 years. These include major national awards from prestigous national organisations.

Gareth has had his award winning work exhibited at Goldsmiths Hall, the British Design Centre, De Beers, The Victoria & Albert Museum and Olympia in London and at the Basle fair in Switzerland.

Gareth recently completed a Cameo of Pocahontas that was given to Queen Elizabeth during her visit to Virginia, USA. This cameo is now part of the Royal collection at Buckingham Palace.

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Photos to download

Click on thumbnails to get large jpg files ( Profile - sRGB) for printing in a newspaper or Magazine. Right click on the larger version to download to your computer.

Please contact me via email or phone if you need larger images in other formats such as psd, tiff or CMYK.

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