Fire, Water, & Smoke damage to any form of fine art; I am highly qualified and an expert in this field.
Paintings
Oil on canvas (oil, acrylic, egg tempera, etc.); cleaning & restoration of holes and tears; reattachment of flaking & cupping paint; replacement of missing areas; lining of paintings to strengthen original support or when a greater amount of damage exists, new museum-quality wooden stretchers built, when required, varnishing & replacement of varnish.
On the wooden panel (including retablos); cleaning & restoration of a broken panel or insect damage to wood, reattachment of flaking or cupping paint, replacement of missing areas.
Any painted surface (decorated furniture, polychrome sculpture [Kachinas & Santos], paintings on copper or other metal, etc.); any type of restoration.
Paper
Watercolor, Gouache & Art Prints; restoration of tears, holes & scratches; removal of stains; repair of faded colors; deacidification of paper.
Sculpture
Bronze: cleaning indoor & outdoor sculpture at my studio or on-site.
Wood (plain or polychrome, prehistoric, antique or modern); restoration of broken or damaged pieces.
Mixed media: call or e-mail with specific inquiries.
We also restore Native Kachinas as well.
Ceramics
Modern & prehistoric pieces; repair of broken pieces & replacement of missing areas.
No porcelain restoration.
Gilding
Gilding or regilding of any surface (gold, white gold, silver, copper, etc.)
Frames
Frames
Frames (carved wood & gilt frames); replacement of broken or missing areas, regilding with real or imitation gold.
