Deacidification, neutralization, and alkaline reserve are the trio that paper conservators rely on to save the day.
The Art of Preservation: Deacidification, Neutralization, and Alkaline Reserve in Paper Conservation
Art Conservation Behind the Scenes
In conservation there are hundreds of minutes dedicated to cleaning dust and grime accumulated on the back of an artwork, removing old repairs, adhesives, and overpaints, measuring chemical parameters, making and testing adhesives and varnishes, and several other endless tasks that are essential for proper treatment but pass behind the scenes, invisible to the eye of the general public.
It is precisely all that we do behind the scenes what we want to show you, and what gives us the name to this video: Art Conservation Behind the Scenes at South Florida Art Conservation.
All About Emulsions with Richard Wolbers
Gels, emulsions... these are the things that allow us to engineer a formula that will help us solve our cleaning problems. Do you know how?
Inpainting & Loss Compensation on Paper
A brief on the course titled Inpainting & Loss Compensation on Paper. The course covered new materials and techniques applied in Paper Conservation.