Tag Archives: Portland Oregon

Throwback Thursday: Backgammon

Posted on May 31, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

A military couple had traveled all around the world with this backgammon set. When they retired they finally wanted the worn board restored. Simple in some ways, it had to be accurate and smooth. We excavated the old, conserved the … Continue reading →

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Sketching to Communicate with Clients

Posted on May 23, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Does anyone create lovely sketches for their clients anymore? We often create amazing decorative pillows to accompany a conserved item. Kate created design sketches from images and samples, so that we could better talk with our client about ideas for … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday: Child’s Rocker

Posted on May 22, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

This week may be children’s week, as I am posting a throwback to a child’s rocker as well. The mother grew up with this rocker, but had made a new needlepoint for the seat. She wanted the old needlepoint cleaned. … Continue reading →

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Heirloom Child’s Chair

Posted on May 22, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

The chair came to us through the heiress (hereafter called LB) to the Frank Crowe Mason Monterey Collection. The sweet chair was made by her grandfather… Someone had recovered it, but thankfully the original stuffings were intact! She wanted it … Continue reading →

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Planter’s Chair: 8 Showcover

Posted on November 15, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

We are properly conserving a French-made Planter’s Chair, circa 1860. (You can begin here, if you like.) We’ll follow the chair through excavation to the new show-cover. We left off in the last posting with upholstery buildup of the inside … Continue reading →

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Planter’s Chair: 7, Buildup, Tufted Back and Seat

Posted on November 13, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

We are properly conserving a French-made Planter’s Chair, circa 1860. (You can begin here, if you like.) We’ll follow the chair through excavation to the new show-cover. We left off in the last posting with inside back excavation. The inside … Continue reading →

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Planter’s Chair: 6, Excavation, Back

Posted on November 10, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

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Planter’s Chair: 5, Buildup, Seat

Posted on November 1, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

We are properly conserving a French-made Planter’s Chair, circa 1860. (You can begin here, if you like.) We’ll follow the chair through excavation to the new show-cover. We left off in the last posting with frame and finish conservation. Mitchell … Continue reading →

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Planter’s Chair: 4, Reparation and Finish Work

Posted on October 29, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

We are properly conserving a French-made Planter’s Chair, circa 1860. (You can begin here, if you like.) We’ll follow the chair through excavation to the new show-cover. We left off in the last posting with the excavation of the seat. … Continue reading →