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Subject: ICON Book and Paper Group lectures and workshops
"An investigation into the appropriateness of using fixative prior to the cleaning of pencil drawings and inscriptions" Icon Book and Paper Group Evening lecture Speaker: Dr. Aeli Roberts The October Gallery Londonia House 24 Old Gloucester Street Bloomsbury, London WC1N 3AL Tuesday 15 May 2007 6pm Nearest Tube : Holborn Cost: UKP6 (students UKP3, with card) - correct money at the door please This will include an examination of architectural drawings as case study objects. Dr Aeli Roberts is principally an academic teaching conservation science and practical skills to students specialising in the conservation of works of art on paper. She currently lectures at Camberwell College of Arts and UCL. Her PhD involved an investigation into the treatment of watercolours and the relationship of watercolour stability to washing method and object composition. She is keen to use experimentation alongside the treatment of real life objects, but recognises and considers the problems that making suitable test material may generate. Her current research interests include examining the possibility of using an aqueous fixative on pencil drawings and inscriptions prior to mechanical cleaning. The intention of the fixative is that it would allow for the more even cleaning of an object without the risk of media loss. The lecture gives an overview of her research methodology and how this has been influenced by what was learnt during the watercolour research and her findings to date. She will also consider the implications of using a novel treatment in the conservation of three mixed media architectural drawings. The talk examines the decision-making processes from the perspective of a conservation scientist who is also a practising conservator. For further information on this lecture and other Icon Book and Paper Group Lectures please contact Joanna Payne <jw [at] joannapayne__com>. She would also be interested to hear from speakers who might have a subject that would interest our members, also ideas and venues for workshops. Linings Workshop 11-13 July 2007 Paper Conservation Studio Victoria and Albert Museum Cromwell Road London SW7 2RL Organiser: Merryl Huxtable ACR A three day workshop which will cover the historical methods of lining works of art on paper, the various types of lining used today and the materials and equipment used. Time will be given to looking at and discussing objects on display in the galleries. Practical work will include lining and flattening posters using oriental techniques and methods for attaching them to supports for display and storage purposes. The emphasis will be on larger format objects. The course will be aimed at the less experienced conservator who has perhaps not had any or much training in lining using oriental techniques. 10 places available - Cost: UKP200 each. Tea and coffee provided but not lunch. Book early to avoid disappointment. Places will only be confirmed once payment is received. For more information please contact : Merryl Huxtable Senior Conservator Paper Books and Paintings Conservation Department Collection Services Division Victoria and Albert Museum Cromwell Road London SW7 2RL +44 207-942-2111 Fax: +44 207-942-2092 merrylh [at] vam__ac__uk For bookings please contact Charlotte Cowin +44 20 7785 3805 <ccowin [at] icon__org__uk> at the Icon Office, having downloaded a booking form from the Book and Paper section of <URL:http://www.icon.org.uk> Islamic Binding Workshop 14-15 September 2007 Book Conservation Studio Victoria and Albert Museum Cromwell Road London SW7 2RL Organiser: Jane Rutherston ACR The course will be aimed at mid-term and experienced book conservators in order to cover all the work in two days. The tutors will be David Jacobs of The British Library and Barbara Rogers. Students will sew and cover a small format Islamic style binding. The course will include: Video Sewing Endband structure Board attachment Integration of flap--when it should and should not be used Decorative techniques 6 places available Cost: UKP145 each. This includes tea and coffee but not lunch. On Friday a subsidised lunch can be bought in the staff canteen. On Saturday delegates will need to bring their own or go out to buy. Book early to avoid disappointment. Places will only be confirmed once payment is received. Plus students will need to bring approx UKP30 for materials which will include goatskin leather (grade II) ready thinned, paper for textblock, silks for endbands, thread for sewing, board and aerolinen. Tutors will provide these items. Students should bring cash to pay the tutors directly for the materials. For more information please contact Jane Rutherston Head Book Conservator V&A Museum +44 20 7942 2084 Fax: +44 20 7942 2092 For bookings please contact Charlotte Cowin +44 20 7785 3805 <ccowin [at] icon__org__uk> at the Icon Office, having downloaded a booking form from the Book and Paper section of <URL:http://www.icon.org.uk> Day Out in Oxford Tuesday 25 September 2007 There will be an organised 'Day Out in Oxford' where there will be the chance to visit several conservation establishments. These will include: The Chantry Library--its facilities and services by James Andrews A visit to the Oxford Conservation Consortium, a co-operative studio providing collection care to ten colleges of Oxford University and the National Trust The conservation studios at The Bodleian Library The paper conservation studio at The Ashmolean Museum, with Alexandra Greathead There will be more details of times of tours and breaks closer to the actual date, but for now if you are interested in coming along to this free day of tours, please do contact me and let me know. Contact: Sophie Laubin Conservation The British Library 96 Euston Rd London NW1 2DB. +44 20 7412 7847 sophie.laubin [at] bl__uk The Do's and Don'ts of Photographic Conservation Evening lecture Tuesday 16 October 2007 Speaker: Susie Clark Lecture starts at 6pm. Doors open from 5:30. Cost: UKP6 (students UKP3, with card) - correct money at the door please. Important note: there has been a change of venue for this lecture. We are delighted to be holding it at: Icon Office, 3rd Floor Downstream Building 1 London Bridge, London SE1 9BG +44 20 7785 3805 For security reasons everyone intending to come must email Icon's office by 14, 2007 October to register. membership [at] icon__org__uk. See <URL:http://www.icon.org.uk> for directions. Some of the techniques and materials used in paper conservation can be successfully applied to photographic conservation. However, some techniques and materials can actually be harmful and cause further problems. This talk will outline some of the main similarities and differences between the two fields. After qualifying in paper conservation at Camberwell School of Art and Craft, Susie Clark ACR was the conservator for the BBC Hulton Picture Library (now Getty Images). Since 1990 she has been a freelance paper and photographic conservator working primarily for institutions. In 1996 she won the MGC Jerwood Conservation Award for Research and Innovation for her work on wet collodion positives. The Book and Paper Group are delighted that John Purcell Paper will sponsor drinks and food at this evening's lecture. John Purcell supply conservation quality paper and board. Their details are as follows: John Purcell Paper 15 Rumsey Road, London SW9 OTR +44 20 7737 5199 Fax: +44 20 7737 6765 jpp [at] johnpurcell__net <URL:http://www.johnpurcell.net> Joanna Payne +44 20 8747 5047 Fax: +44 20 8994 5020 *** Conservation DistList Instance 20:43 Distributed: Tuesday, March 6, 2007 Message Id: cdl-20-43-012 ***Received on Friday, 2 March, 2007