Marty, owner of Goldleaf Framemakers, has been well known in the gilding industry for many years. His book "An Introduction to Water Gilding" has become the bible for gilders internationally. His gilding courses at the major industry trade shows are consistently sold out, and he continues to develop and refine his craft. Marty's interest in picture frames began at an early age. He was 13 when he began making picture frames for 50 cents an hour in a small shop on Long Island, New York. Shop owners Hy and Lee Packman nurtured Marty's interest in both art and framemaking. Their influence led him to enroll at The School of Visual Arts in New York City in 1967, where he met and studied with gilding maestro Henry Rothman. Under Rothman's tutelage, Marty not only began to learn the fine art of water gilding and picture frame patination, but also the importance of historically and artistically accurate picture framing.
