Anna Weatherley established a studio in Budapest, Hungary where she trained a group of highly talented master painters to create her collection of hand painted dinnerware and accessories. For many years she has focused on complex and beautiful vibrant colors; unique shapes of porcelain;
Her designs are inspired by early botanical illustrators and flower painters of the 18th century Europe (Redoute, Hooker and Ehret) as well as Dutch still-life paintings. Each piece is finished with a rich hand painted gold trim.
This method of painting is a “dying art form,” and the product of long hours of work on each object. The fine shading, the small brush strokes, the intricate details are a result of very time-consuming process. No mass-produced decal design can be compared with these hand painted designs.
When Princess Diana visited Washington, D.C., Anna Wintour of Vogue Magazine commissioned Anna Weatherley to design a pair of hand painted cachepots for her as a gift. The design was based on British botanical art.
Anna Weatherley created a luncheon and breakfast set for the Blair House. The Blair House is the official guest house for the White House’s dignitaries and heads of state, located opposite to the White House.
In 2008, she created a 75-piece dinner set collection for the private quarters in the White House.
In 2011, Anna Weatherley was commissioned to create a collection of dinner plates for a dinner at The Buckingham Palace for The Prince of Wales.
In 2014, Anna Weatherley has designed a collection of hand painted porcelain for the Neue Galerie in New York.
For the White House Historical Association, Anna Weatherley created a special collection of hand painted porcelain Easter Eggs. The designs are based on the flowers planted in Jackie Kennedy’s Rose Garden of the White House.
In 2016, The White House Historical Association published the book, “Official White House China from the 18thto the 21st centuries” featuring the dining room dinner service designed by Anna Weatherley, “The Magnolia Residence Service”.
In 2016, the new book, “Blair House, The President’s Guest House” by William Seale was published. Anna Weatherley’s specially designed hand painted porcelain was photographed in the following rooms: The Front Drawing Room, The Library and in the Jackson, Place Sitting Room.
An exhibition opened in December 2016 at the Historical Decatur House in Washington, D.C. where Anna Weatherley’s Hungarian hand painted porcelain was on display.
