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- Marguerite McLoughlin’s Sewing Cabinet Speaks
- NEWS: We made the National Parks blog
- “Bishops Chair” Upholstery Conservation #5: Buildup + Upholstery + Finished!
- Monterey Desk Restoration #5: Decorative Side Panels, Changes and Last Touches
- Mason Monterey Desk Restoration #4: Decorative Side Panels, Greenery
- Mason Monterey Desk Restoration #3: Decorative Side Panels, Warm Colors
- “Bishops Chair” Upholstery Conservation #2: Excavation
- Mason Monterey Desk Restoration #2: Decorative Side Panels, Prep and Bluebells
- Mason Monterey Desk Restoration #1: Outer Carcass
- “Bishops Chair” Upholstery Conservation #1: Naming a Chair
- Community Warehouse: Heywood Wakefield Rocker by MRP
- Steamship S.S.Beaver Washstand for the McLoughlin House by DKP
- STUDIO PEOPLE by the shop catz
- Community Warehouse: Two Coordinated Folk Art Chairs, Mission and Windsor
- Community Warehouse: Kona Baby Sea Turtle Chair
Category Archives: Monterey Furniture
NEWS: We made the National Parks blog
by DKP I did a search today and found an article about us and the Oregon Caves Chateau on the National Parks blog. It has been there for a few months; not sure how I missed it. It is nice … Continue reading
Posted in Monterey Furniture, News, NPS, Oregon Caves NM, painted furniture
Tagged Mason Monterey, National Parks blog, Oregon Caves Chateau
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Monterey Desk Restoration #5: Decorative Side Panels, Changes and Last Touches
By DKP I now saw changes that I needed to make, and set to it. The biggest was the central floral motif on both side panels. I was originally guided strictly by the residue paints and ghosting, but now I reconsidered … Continue reading
Mason Monterey Desk Restoration #4: Decorative Side Panels, Greenery
By DKP After the warm flowers were dry, leaves and branches were added in shades of green. Note the old and new gold paint seen together in the top images, below. That dappled appearance will be wonderful when the topcoat is applied. Large … Continue reading
Mason Monterey Desk Restoration #3: Decorative Side Panels, Warm Colors
By DKP I applied the warm palette next. I planned to allow the original colors to show whenever possible, and so painted carefully around them, as you can see in the gold bud below. I free-handed penciled edges in when the … Continue reading
Mason Monterey Desk Restoration #2: Decorative Side Panels, Prep and Bluebells
By DKP The side panels had the ghost of their original design on a background of original Straw Ivory. I recognized the artist, though of course we do not know any names, just styles. Monterey had only a handful of … Continue reading
Mason Monterey Desk Restoration #1: Outer Carcass
By DKP I am posting our restoration of a Monterey desk that is a family heirloom. This piece has almost none of the original paint on it: It was hand-stripped by Kay’s father ages ago, painted by Kay’s father (possibly … Continue reading
Posted in Interim Report, Monterey Furniture, painted furniture
Tagged Desert Dust, Gamblin Oil Paint, Mason Monterey, Pacific Northwest, Portland, Straw Ivory
Conservation as Art: Infill, by DKP
The trend in American conservation is to think of conservation as science. A more balanced truth is conservation is an art that uses science. Infill is one area that proves that theory. Simplistically, one reason infill is performed in a … Continue reading