| Reviving a vanishing art form has become
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| | artists that have devoted themselves to
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| a passion and a business for Leucadia
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| | the preservation of classic techniques of
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| artist Roderick Treece, owner of RLT
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| | glass art. He customizes his mirrors
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| Custom Glass Signs and Mirrors in
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| | using inlayed abalone, mother of pearl,
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| Leucadia, California.
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| | colored crystals, gold or silver leaf,
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| Utilizing both nineteenth century
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| | sandblasting, etching, glue chipping, and
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| techniques and modern technology Roderick
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| | reverse back painting. All of the
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| creates one-of-a-kind antique mirrors.
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| | decorative treatments are applied to the
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| Part of what makes each piece unique is
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| | back of the glass, to be appreciated
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| that the artwork is in the mirror, it's
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| | through the smooth reflective surface of
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| not just a mirror in an elaborate frame.
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| | the front of the glass. Practically any
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| Indeed, his custom mirrors feature a
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| | material can be utilized to create an
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| broad range of textures, colors and
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| | original artwork. ?I enjoy working
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| finishes. "I can make a mirror look as
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| | closely with every client to create a
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| if it has been passed down for
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| | piece that makes a statement. One client
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| generations."
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| | asked me to design a mirror for his home
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| The wonders of history and travel have
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| | bar. I created an antique style mirror
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| always inspired artists. Travels to
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| | with the family name reverse back painted
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| Portugal, Latin America, Italy and
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| | on the glass. He loved it. It's
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| Indonesia clearly influence Rod?s ability
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| | timeless and will be treasured by the
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| to creating unique antique mirror
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| | family for years to come?.
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| designs. The back painted glass of the
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| | Roderick Treece has been creating custom
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| Caf? Florin in Venice, the guilded signs
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| | glass signs and mirrors for over
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| of the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, and the
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| | twenty-five years, but even as a little
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| glass art of Bali, compelled Rod to
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| | boy he knew this was his calling.
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| research and revive these glass
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| | Treece's father was the director of the
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| techniques that were in danger of
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| | graphics department at world famous
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| becoming obsolete. Handmade antique
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| | Knott's Berry Farm. ?I used to go to work
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| mirrors have been popular throughout
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| | with my dad in the morning and wander
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| history. Ancient mirrors were just pieces
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| | around for hours unsupervised.
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| of polished metal, but they evolved into
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| | Eventually, the security guards would
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| expressions of romance and beauty.
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| | drag me back to my dad's sign shop, and
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| Research shows that mirrors used in
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| | for the rest of the day, to keep me out
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| Greco-Roman times and throughout the
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| | of trouble, he'd have me repaint
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| European Middle Ages were disks of metal
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| | perfectly good signs, under the guise
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| -- bronze, tin, or silver -- that
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| | that they needed a color change.?
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| reflected light off their highly polished
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| | Whether inside or outside, framed or
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| surfaces. From the late 17th century on,
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| | unframed, custom antique mirrors are
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| mirrors--and their frames--played an
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| | available in any shape or architectural
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| increasingly important role in room
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| | design. RLT Custom Glass Signs and
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| d?cor. Mirrors have long been used to
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| | Mirrors has taken on the challenge of
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| create an illusion of space.
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| | bringing antique mirrors to life.
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| Roderick is among a small group of
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