Restoration
Paper & Photographic
Education
Commercial Studio Sydney: Taught in the traditional methods of black and white photographic restoration and hand colouring.
Tools: Blade, paintbrush and airbrush. Mediums photographic dyes, Opaque watercolour pigments (photo specific). Watercolour pigments gelatin based photo specific.
Wet mounting and removal. Deep etching and assemblage. Applied methods of practice from the early 1900's onwards.
Miscellaneous: Restoration and Illustration of decorative matt boards and calligraphy.
Career Development
Conferences: Paper & Photographic Conference, Museum Te Papa, Wellington, N.Z. Laser conference, Melbourne. Paper Conference, GOMA, Brisbane.
Clients
Sydney: Commercial applications, Art houses and fashion retail.
Brisbane: Galleries. Museums and private collectors. Regional Institutions. Picture framers and Gilders. Private Conservation Houses
Teaching
Teaching Traditional techniques before the arrival of digital technology. Assisting commercial restoration houses when transitioning to digital restoration on a consulting basis.
Working In Industry
Work in collaboration with. Qualified conservators and digital restorers and digital houses.
Restoration works on Paper & Photographs: Picture framers. Galleries. Regional institutions. Private collections. Private conservators. Working in collaboration with paper conservators in freelance/consultative capacity and own private practice. Guest speaker to regional framing groups.