Conservation is to preserve, clean, repair and store original art works without irrevocably altering the original work and intention of the artist.
Whether dirty, torn, water damaged, missing pieces, welled, stained, light damaged, brittle etc. Amy has extensive experience and expertise in a wide range of materials and objects:
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• Cotton/linen paper
• Japanese Long fibre paper
• Wood chip paper
• Tracing paper
• Wallpaper (samples and in-situ)
• Papier maché
• Découpage
• Prints
• Pastels
• Watercolours
• Pencil
• Charcoal
• Gouache
• Oil
• Acrylic
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25+ years in the field of conservation:
Silver Studio London
Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture London
TKM Boston
Historical Museum Frankfurt
Dom Museum Frankfurt
Freelance since 2018
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Fine Art, Victorian College of the Arts
BA (honours) History, King’s College, London University
RSA diploma History of Art, Christie’s Education
MA Conservation Works of Art on Paper, Camberwell College of Arts