I have an interesting background, being the grandson of William Truzzi the last of a circus dynasty, who having remained in Russia after the rest of the family had fled, survived famine and revolutionary tribunals, eventually being made Artistic Director of all Soviet Circuses,a lot of them confiscated from the family!


His son and my father Gigetto (stage name George Truzzi) partnered Lauri Lupino Lane in a variety act appearing alongside the likes of Morecombe and Wise, Terry Scott and Hugh Lloyd, Arthur Haynes etc and also toured abroad with the Circus.
 The Act culminated in an appearance in Charlie Chaplins' film A King in New York and a Royal Variety performance.


I started work as a Calligrapher, working at Her Majesty's College of Arms under the late W.T. Lovegrove MVO Clerk of the Records, becoming Deputy to his successor K.Evans MVO.
 Engrossing on Vellum and Whatman paper Genealogical and Armorial documents,Royal Licences etc into the College Records and archives, as well as producing the original documents on a freelance basis.


Freeman of the City of London. In 1990 I established Applied Art to broaden my sphere of work to encompass more Armorial work, Hatchments, Gate Shields, 
Coach Work as well as producing pictorial pub signs for Tollemache and Cobbold, Pubmaster and Greene King and continuing to work as a freelance for the College of Arms, City Livery Companies, Guildhall etc.

I contributed and appeared with presenter Rory Mc Grath in the BBC TV programme History Fix re: the painting and history of pub signs 1999.


With Miguel di Villetto an evening of Surrealism joint venture with G.Goring ,talk by Prof. Robert Short hosted by the Clock House Arts Association.


Exhibition of photographs of interiors ,St Petersbourg at The Cut Halesworth.

Photographic Exhibitions of East End of London life at Artspace,Woodbridge

Member of the Creative Freelance Group a showcase for artists and Illustrators based in the Ipswich area of Suffolk

Member of the Society of Scribes and Illuminators

Member of the Heraldry Society

A Fellow of the Society of Heraldic Artists.