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Now Live for Bookings: Online Parchment Workshop 10th &17th November 2-4.30pm GMT
Materials Kit for Workshop
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I have been busy in the workshop making preparations for my first online historic binding course. I have some gorgeous goatskin parchment from William Cowley's and they even get their own gelatine to make their own glue. The idea is very much to get to know traditional materials and produce a beautiful period binding. It should be fun!
I have also put together a photo of the essential tools kit which includes: 3-4 small pressing boards (or heavy books); teflon/bone folder; scissors; set square; masking tape; scalpel & cutting mat; metal straight edge and trusty bookbinding brush. It would also be great if they had access to a Japanese screw punch; dividers; a small press (non-essential) & a board for stretch drying at least 50cm x 30cm made of plywood, perspex or similar. Email me through the contact form if you want further information. Here is a link to the booking form: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-parchment-stationery-binding-workshop-tickets-125066131165 I hope that you can make it. |
Exciting New Collaboration - Conservation Training for Auction Houses
It is always a pleasure to work with other conservators and over the last few months I have been working on a couple of projects with Suzanne Press ACR (www.suzannepress.com/) a very experienced conservator of works of Art on paper, also based in London. One of these has resulted in our collaboration to reach out to auction houses in and around London to offer conservation training on handling, assessment and how to offer and access advice for clients.
Here is a link to the leaflet that we have created about the training: sp_cc.pdf
Please feel free to contact either of us to find out more, either via the information provided on the leaflet or use the contact form on this website.
Here is a link to the leaflet that we have created about the training: sp_cc.pdf
Please feel free to contact either of us to find out more, either via the information provided on the leaflet or use the contact form on this website.
Virtual Open Studio - Now Live via ICon Accreditation Website
I am very proud to have my virtual open studio featured as part of the 20th Anniversary of the Institute of Conservation Accreditation Scheme. I went through the application process in 2006 and since achieving accreditation in 2007 have been a mentor for conservators from a variety of conservation disciplines including textile conservators and preservation managers. It is a hallmark of quality in terms of practical work, ethics, judgement and decision-making, similar to charter-ship in other professions. Here is a link to the Icon website which also features incredible conservators from other disciplines and their work.
https://icon.org.uk/accreditation/20th-anniversary-of-icon-accreditation/virtual-open-studios
https://icon.org.uk/accreditation/20th-anniversary-of-icon-accreditation/virtual-open-studios
Parchment Bindings Lecture - Available Online
I have also given a lecture on the conservation of 4 parchment stationery bindings as part of the virtual training programme for the Archives & Records Association. I was in great company in this lecture series and the talks by Victoria Stevens and Katherine Beaty are a must for all those obsessed by parchment stationery bindings like me!
Here is the link to the video of my conservation of parchment stationery bindings video:
https://play.webvideocore.net/popapp.php?l=324413&w=720&h=800&p=4GE35AGFE12D4C4&title=Make%2C+Mend+%26+Do%E2%80%A6The+Conservation+of+4+Eighteenth-Century+Parchment+Stationery+Bindings&bgcolor1=%23ffffff&bgcolor2=%23e0e0e0&hide_playlist=&hide_description=&hide_live_chat=1&layout=default&is_inversed=&theme=light&image=https%3A%2F%2Fmember.streamingvideoprovider.com%2Fpanel%2Fserver%2Fclip%3Fa%3DGenerateThumbnail%26clip_id%3D0%26size%3Dlarge%26playlist_id%3D324413%26is_playlist%3D1%26segmentName%3Dsingle&use_html5=1&live_id=&sel_playlist=1g2ab52ge47574c&sel_multiplaylist=&is_responsive=1&is_vertical=&one_thumb_per_row=1&thumbs_size=medium&disable_hash=1&skinAlpha=50&colorBase=%23250864&colorIcon=&colorHighlight=%237f54f8&fs_popin=&start_volume=&close_button=&player_align=NONE&player_bar=1&auto_play=&auto_hide_player_controls=1&chat_position=&description_position=&playlist_position=&allow_fullscreen=1&player_start_volume=&widget_height_behavior=0&template_published_fields=-1&play_button=1&play_button_style=pulsing
Here is the link to the video of my conservation of parchment stationery bindings video:
https://play.webvideocore.net/popapp.php?l=324413&w=720&h=800&p=4GE35AGFE12D4C4&title=Make%2C+Mend+%26+Do%E2%80%A6The+Conservation+of+4+Eighteenth-Century+Parchment+Stationery+Bindings&bgcolor1=%23ffffff&bgcolor2=%23e0e0e0&hide_playlist=&hide_description=&hide_live_chat=1&layout=default&is_inversed=&theme=light&image=https%3A%2F%2Fmember.streamingvideoprovider.com%2Fpanel%2Fserver%2Fclip%3Fa%3DGenerateThumbnail%26clip_id%3D0%26size%3Dlarge%26playlist_id%3D324413%26is_playlist%3D1%26segmentName%3Dsingle&use_html5=1&live_id=&sel_playlist=1g2ab52ge47574c&sel_multiplaylist=&is_responsive=1&is_vertical=&one_thumb_per_row=1&thumbs_size=medium&disable_hash=1&skinAlpha=50&colorBase=%23250864&colorIcon=&colorHighlight=%237f54f8&fs_popin=&start_volume=&close_button=&player_align=NONE&player_bar=1&auto_play=&auto_hide_player_controls=1&chat_position=&description_position=&playlist_position=&allow_fullscreen=1&player_start_volume=&widget_height_behavior=0&template_published_fields=-1&play_button=1&play_button_style=pulsing
To accompany my publications and work on the Conservation of Parchment Bindings I have compiled a downloadable bibliography.
| stationery_binding_1500-1800_july_20.pdf |
Making conservation more accessible online - using video footage to demonstrate conservation work in action!
The above video was produced during the conservation of the Beadnell Album for the Dickens Museum in London. The repairs were part of a programme of work which was made possible by the National Manuscripts Conservation Trust. It demonstrates the complexity of the repairs to return the pop-up elements to working order, whilst trying to keep as much of the original structure as possible. It was also an excellent opportunity to promote conservation work in action.
