A collection of gold leaf and enamel signs emerged from his instruction, serving as title pages for an essay investigating the complexities when an obsolete practice is recreated in the present.
The resulting booklet contained a map of the last of the original gold leaf signs in central Christchurch. The walking tour encouraged a critical reflection on authenticity, originality, necessity and purpose: did my signs slip into kitsch, pastiche, or parody when viewed alongside the originals?