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Preventive care is defined procedures undertaken to minimize or slow the rate of deterioration and to prevent damage to collections. This includes activities such as risk assessment, development of guidelines for use and care of paper artefacts. The assessment of environmental conditions for storage and exhibition, and correct procedures for handling, packing, transport, and display.

In the wake of recent events, museums have learned that museum disaster planning is required to respond effectively in the case of emergencies, natural and man-made. The same applies in the home. The process of emergency preparedness or disaster planning can help protect art and valued items from major events such as floods, fires, or earthquakes, saving us from the painful process of trying to replace something that money can't buy.

My Fine Art training goes back quite a ways now. Aside from an honours degree in Fine Arts and being scholarship recipient for the Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, I've worked & taught in many different countries for some of the most recognized museums & art galleries in the world.
I've been both secretary and president for the New Zealand Conservators of Cultural Material Group, a Winston Churchill fellow, and an avid printmaking fan. I like fine art because it can transcend all walks of life and uplift all people enabling them to look at the world with new eyes. For more about me and my story, check out our about page.

Art conservators restore, preserve and analyze artefacts and works of art. Aside from my years of work alongside cultural institutions like the Museums of Scotland and Christchurch Art Gallery, I've conserved many beautiful paper artefacts for a myrid of clients private and public and saved many damaged papers from destruction, and helped protect future antiquities for the benefit of all

Whether you're wanting to undo harm done to a dearly-loved diary, or protect a precious painting for the elements and time, I'm happy to spend some time talking with you, to figure out the best treatment for your most important objects, and make sure they have a chance at becoming a part of history. Feel free to get in touch any time.