Started my new internship today!

I started my internship at MPF Conservation Center today. The business is run by Katie and Mitchell Powell. A couple of very nice furniture conservators who were willing to put up with me this Fall and teach me some tricks of the trade. I won’t be posting anything in detail as of yet because this

Kitty with a Basket

Now, this piece holds a special place in my heart. This was an art project my mother had when she was little that was broken. So under, Robert’s tutelage, I adhered the broken pieces, then made a nice little fill out of plaster painted with acrylics. My mom was happy, so that’s the most important

My First Project

This was my first art conservation project. I’ve spent the past year interning with Robert Krueger from his lab at Cascadia Art Conservation Center. Krueger was trained at Buffalo State University and taught me in the protocol of how they teach conservation from documentation to treatments to photography. It was a truly fulfilling experience. This