Saturday, July 4, 2009

Baker's Cottage B & B Custom Sign



My intent as a sign-maker is to showcase the "human-touch" in my work.
Custom-designed, hand-made & painted, vintage-inspired wood signs are my specialty.
The slight imperfections are deliberate and intended to enhance the hand-made & vintage-inspired design. I strive to create specialty designs that in no way look like the computer designed vinyl signs that are so prevalent today. Your sign says a lot about you & your business. It's your first impression to your customers.
In today's marketplace so many settle for thin plastic, unattractive and
inappropriate signage that gives the impression the business is "temporary".
My signs look permanent and will age naturally and not crack or fade like many plastic signs and reflect positively on your business.

Sunday, June 28, 2009



"serendipity" custom, hand-painted sign on driftwood

Saturday, February 7, 2009

frida & ravens


Ravens & Frida custom painted table.
Designed & hand-painted by Benita Collini

Custom painted "Raven" cabinet. St. Catharines, ON

Italian style residential mural, St. Catharines, ON


Hand Painted Door, Visual Affairs Photography, Niagara Falls, Canada

Specials board for Moe's in St. Catharines, ON

Designed and hand-painted by Benita Collini.
Vintage inspired. Downtown St. Catharines, ON

Sunday, February 1, 2009

diana sweets sign



Here's a vintage inspired sign i created for Clare's Harley Davidson in Niagara on the Lake.
Diana Sweets was originally in St. Catharines (since 1920) and is now open at the HD store.
Home of the 50 cent coffee.