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Pochoir: Technique and Conservation

Pochoir is a stencil-based printing technique popular from the late 19th century through the 1930’s, with its center of activity in Paris. It was primarily used by illustrators and designers to create patterns and architectural design prints. Was used during the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods and at the peak of its popularity in the early 20th century, there were as many as thirty graphic design studios in France using this technique
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Outdoor Bronze Sculpture Maintenance in Florida

Due to the relative high resistance of the material, bronze has been widely used for outdoor sculpture. Traditionally, after being casted in the foundry, the surface of the sculpture is worked further to add some detail as well as to remove small imperfections, joints and casting marks. After this procedure, the sculpture is colored by…
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