Subject: Workshop on pigments and Inks
History and Use of Pigments and Inks Workshop National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia February 10-14, 2003 The National Park Service Department of Conservation at Harpers Ferry Center will host a five-day workshop on the "History and Use of Pigments and Inks" on February 10-14, 2003. The workshop will be at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia in new teaching labs equipped with fume hoods, chemical equipment and supplies. Each day will be divided between lecture and laboratory activities. Morning sessions will be lectures about original recipes, methods of manufacture, trade routes, cost and iconographic importance. Chemical and physical properties of pigments and media will be presented. Medieval and pre-industrial pigments will be emphasized. The earth colors, medieval blues, gold, verdigris, and lakes will be among the pigments discussed. Additionally, media such as gum and egg and inks like sepia, carbon and iron gall will be examined. Various methods of identifying pigments will be discussed. During the afternoon laboratory sessions participants will prepare samples of the pigments discussed and produce a pigment chart for their personal use. Appropriate methods for taking samples from original materials will be demonstrated. Practical methods for consolidating flaking and friable pigments will be discussed and demonstrated. Cheryl Porter will teach the workshop. Ms. Porter studied at the Camberwell College of Arts in London and then worked at the University of London (UCL) Painting Analysis Unit. Later she was a Research Fellow at UCL History of Art Department analyzing pigments and application techniques in medieval manuscripts. She has also worked closely with the University of Cambridge on the analysis and conservation of pigments and dyes. Ms. Porter now teaches throughout he UK, Europe and Australia and has been Director of the Montefiascone Library Conservation Project in Italy since its inception in 1988. The cost of the workshop will be $280.00 to non-AIC members. Because F.A.I.C. has generously supported this event, AIC members will be charged $240.00. Regarding housing, a private, modern, hotel room and three meals a day are included in the $84.00 daily fee for guests at the NCTC. The guest facilities are adjacent to the training complex on the Potomac River and are surrounded by fields, forest, walking paths, and wildlife. There are no hotels or restaurants within walking distance of the NCTC. If you are interested in attending this workshop, please contact Nancy Purinton nancy_purinton [at] nps__gov 304-535-6143 Theresa Shockey theresa_shockey [at] nps__gov 304-535-2914 Theresa Voellinger Shockey Assistant Paper Conservator National Park Service Department of Conservation P.O. Box 50 Harpers Ferry, WV 25425 304.535.2914 Fax: 304-535-6055 *** Conservation DistList Instance 16:33 Distributed: Thursday, November 14, 2002 Message Id: cdl-16-33-016 ***Received on Wednesday, 13 November, 2002