Preservation — Featured
Conservation Glass: The Invisible Shield
How museum-grade glazing blocks 99% of UV light without distorting the work beneath — and why it matters more than the frame.
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Framing a 19th-Century Botanical
A watercolor botanical, a period-appropriate gilded moulding, and the quiet decisions that preserve both art and provenance.
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Preservation
The Art of the Float Mount
Deckled edges, wheat-starch paste, and the architecture of a mount that never touches the image.
July 9, 20264 min read
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Inside the Gilding Room
Rabbit-skin glue, bole, and gold leaf thinner than a human hair — a visit to the bench where every leaf is laid by hand.
June 21, 20267 min read
Preservation
Archival Mat Boards, Explained
Rag, alpha-cellulose, and the chemistry of a board that protects your work for a century rather than a decade.
June 3, 20265 min read
Studio Dispatch
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Occasional letters on preservation, new mouldlings, and the projects leaving the atelier. No noise — roughly once a month.