From her home, she decided to combine her love of historical decor and curios and began gilding the unusual item.

After finishing her studies at Anglia Ruskin University, in Cambridge, she perfected the process and soon after moved on to insects.

But it was when she shared photographs of her creations online, she was able to leave her job as an administrator and go into the gilding profession full-time.

Selina Grazia with one of her gilded beetles (Image: Selina Grazia)

She said: “My art started as my own project for my home, combining my interests in Victoriana, gothic decor and curio cabinets with my background in science.

“I put........

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