Old War Department Restoration Continues

I am in Washington,D.C. for most of the first five months of 2009 working with Page Conservation on a restoration of an Executive branch office building that formerly housed the War Department. I am working very near the White House. The building was extensively decorated but unfortunately was over-painted in the late 1940’s. In theContinueContinue reading “Old War Department Restoration Continues”

Working on 18th Century Wallpaper restoration in Washington, D.C.

Here is a  look at what I am doing this week in Washington DC. This is an 18th century  wallpaper made with woodblock prints . It would have been manufactured by a company like Joseph Dufour et Cie. I’m working with Page Conservation who have mounted the wallpaper on panels and I am  very carefullyContinueContinue reading “Working on 18th Century Wallpaper restoration in Washington, D.C.”

In October I will be exhibiting at the Around the Coyote Arts Festival In Chicago…

I was selected as a Curators Choice which is a nice honor and should get me a little more attention. The venue is just west of Chicago’s Loop at: Plumbers Hall, 1340 W. Washington Blvd. Festival Hours: 2008 Around the Coyote Fall Arts Festival: October 17-19, 2008 Friday, October 17 from 6pm- 10pm: Opening NightContinueContinue reading “In October I will be exhibiting at the Around the Coyote Arts Festival In Chicago…”

Oak Park Mural project disappears

Bad news came through this week. Apparently due to a budget shortfall in the Village of Oak Park, it looks like my  planned mural project will probably not materialize (or at least be significantly delayed). I originally understood this was a sure thing and the money was budgeted already. But because of a lower taxContinueContinue reading “Oak Park Mural project disappears”

Denver Restoration

This month I am in Denver working on a Mural restoration At the Byron White Federal courthouse in downtown Denver. Herman T. Schladermundt was he original Muralist, and he painted the 4 murals  about 1918. Unfortunately a “restoration was done in the 1960’s during which an artist painted garish colors on top of the originalContinueContinue reading “Denver Restoration”

Tiffany Dome Restoration

I am working on restoring the the 38-foot dome in Preston Bradley Hall a the Chicago Cultural Center.It is thought to be the world’s largest Tiffany dome. There should be an article describing the restoration in early July in the Chicago Tribune Magazine.  With EverGreene Architectural Arts and Historic Surfaces . Here is an inContinueContinue reading “Tiffany Dome Restoration”