Earlier this year I collaborated with Maters of Craft to produce a series of films showing some Paper Conservation treatments. Please take a look here: Thank you to my client who allowed me to be filmed working on her objects …
Repairing the paper: I can’t believe it is June already – I have been busy working on the curtains for over 6 months and have now repaired one of the two curtains and the outer and inner valance. I have …
Please watch the video to see and hear about what I have been up to in the studio the last few months. Work has begun on one of the curtains, removing the bobbinet and the linings to reveal a little …
The stories told by a first world war soldiers de-mob paper This interesting piece of paper arrived in the studio in the Autumn of 2020. A soldiers demobilization account belonging to the father of the current owner. A father who …
What to do in an emergency if you spill something on a work of art on paper Last week I had a phone call from a distressed client who had an emergency and had managed to spill a glass of …
I was interviewed back in the summer for BBC Radio Wales Science Café programme and it was first aired Tuesday 24 September 2019. You can listen again here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0008qwn Rachel Howells and I were interviewed at the BBC studios in …
After excellent skiing in France 2018 has started very busy! I am now listed on the Conservation Register and starting to get some interesting work through the register. In March I completed framing a modern Chinese scroll nearly 2m long …
It was a busy week last week with work. On Thursday I travelled up to London to do 3 things: view a potential job, visit the British Museum exhibition The Business of prints and most importantly to choose my Japanese …
Paper, Paper all around: Finding the perfect paper for the job. Read more »
I had a brilliant time last week at the Conservation by Design 25th Anniversary Conference celebrations. There was a good mix of talks and the opportunity to visit the factory and see how the products are made and put together. …
Conservation by Design 25th Anniversary Conference – and a sink. Read more »
