17 June 2022
Rolling through the AV Archives
Hello everyone, I’m Krystjana Bruce! I just coming up on my first month at the Harpers Ferry Center under the National Park Service. As a Data Asset Management Intern, I am currently focused on preserving…
Read more...
18 April 2022
Getting to Grad School
Becoming an art conservator in the United States can take years of preparation, depending on where you’re starting from. Being a multidisciplinary field, coursework in art history, chemistry, and studio art is required to enter…
Read more...
03 March 2022
A Question of Ethics
Conservators are often asked to perform treatments on objects that are badly deteriorated or damaged. Afterall, if an object is in good condition there’s not a good argument to be made for an expensive and…
Read more...
23 December 2021
Lessons in Acid Dyeing
For the past month I have been ruminating on the color black. The sum of all additive pigmentation, and the absence of light. There are as many shades and tones of black as of any…
Read more...
19 October 2021
Forest Management When Disaster Strikes
When Tropical Storm Fred made landfall on the Florida panhandle in mid-August of this year, I never imagined it would be a major threat where I’m currently stationed in Western North Carolina. Being someone who…
Read more...
04 October 2021
So Long and Bee Well
Welcome to another blog update from here in the heart of the Rockies in Colorado. Today I'll be sharing more experiences I’ve been lucky to have with the Forest Health crew at the Gunnison National…
Read more...
