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1. RE: Removing dye from ivory handles 2. CALL FOR ESSAYS: Gabo Trust. Contemporary Sculpture Conservation: Materials and Issues 3. Seeking assistance for fabricating custom oversize boxes for storage of garments ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.From: Christian Mueller-Straten Posted: Saturday March 22, 2025 8:02 AM Subject: RE: Removing dye from ivory handles Message: Excellent remark and warnings, Miko. The damages of the leak are part of the history of the object. Conservation has to conserve all historical impacts and does not mean to transform a musical instrument back to its presumed original status. Leave the stained ivories as they are, please, and do not replace them, as final approach, with new ivories. Respect history and age, and allow to tell the story of the leak. Best Christian ------------------------------ [Christian] [Mueller-Straten] [Researcher, Publisher, Art Historian] [Owner] [Verlag Dr. Christian Mueller-Straten] [Munich] [Germany] [0049-89-839 690 43] [https://www.museum-aktuell.de] https://www.museum-aktuell.de/CEO ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 03-21-2025 07:12 From: Miko Vasques Dias Subject: Removing dye from ivory handles Kirsty, the ivory will lighten when exposed to light/UV, not so much the stain. If the damage was caused by a leak (water?) often it'll have to be solved with another leak, in a controlled matter. Without knowing anything about the coloring material that was left in the very porous ivory your treatment remains a shot in the dark. Some of the products that were suggested in this thread are US specific brands, it would be helpful to us over the pond knowing what the active ingredients are. ------------------------------ Miko Vasques Dias Wood and Furniture Conservator Lecturer University of Amsterdam Program in Conservation and Restoration Amsterdam Netherlands ------------------------------ Original Message: Sent: 03-21-2025 05:52 From: Kirsty Clark Subject: Removing dye from ivory handles Thank you, will definitely give UV a try if i can. ------------------------------ Kirsty Clark London United Kingdom Original Message: Sent: 03-20-2025 23:40 From: Linda Roundhill Subject: Removing dye from ivory handles I had a minor success using alcohol to lessen a pink dye stain and then some more success with UV light, but it was a long time ago and I don't recall the details. It would depend on the dye and how deep it has migrated. ------------------------------ Linda Roundhill Conservator/Owner Everett United States Original Message: Sent: 03-18-2025 07:14 From: Kirsty Clark Subject: Removing dye from ivory handles Hello Martin. thank you so much, will give this a try if we can! ------------------------------ Kirsty Clark London United Kingdom Original Message: Sent: 03-17-2025 20:59 From: Martin O'Brien Subject: Removing dye from ivory handles Kirsty, I use a lot of dyes and inevitably will get some on my skin when a glove gets a puncture. I use a special hand cleaner called Reduran which removes the dye stain from my skin as if magic. I'm not sure if it would be suitable for ivory however. I'm a wooden objects conservator and know very little about ivory. Reduran was re-named a few years ago to Kresto Kolor Special. Sadly it was discontinued by the manufacturer/distributor here in the States, but I suspect that it might still be available in UK or Europe as it seems like a European product. If you do find it over there, let me know as my supply is running low and there is no replacement. There is an entirely different product called Amodex and it is marketed to people who use fountain pens . . . sooner or later fountain pen users get ink on their clothes. You might consider looking into this product as well. Best wishes, ------------------------------ Martin O'Brien PA-AIC Wooden Artifact Conservator in Private Practice Winston Salem, NC 336-773-1334 Original Message: Sent: 03-14-2025 11:29 From: Kirsty Clark Subject: Removing dye from ivory handles Hello, I am currently conserving a set of instruments with ivory handles. They were damaged in a leak, and the dye from the case was transferred onto the ivory. We have managed to remove some of the dye but it is still pretty obvious. We have tried humidifying, IDA and WA paste, but it has not removed the dye. I was hopping that someone may have more experience and ideas into what could be done to remove the dye. Thank you, ------------------------------ Kirsty Clark London United Kingdom ------------------------------ 2.From: Jannicke Langfeldt Posted: Saturday March 22, 2025 11:36 AM Subject: CALL FOR ESSAYS: Gabo Trust. Contemporary Sculpture Conservation: Materials and Issues Message: This message is posted on behalf of the Gabo trust. Please send any responses to the call for essays to the email address at the end of the message. CALL FOR ESSAYS: Contemporary Sculpture Conservation: Materials and Issues A new publication on the conservation of contemporary sculpture and its issues supported by the Gabo Trust The Gabo Trust supports research in the conservation of modern and contemporary sculpture. Based in Britain, it supports specialists internationally, helping them disseminate their research findings and share their expertise with the visual art community at large. To this end, the Gabo Trust is planning the publication of an ambitious new collection of essays dedicated to the materials and issues of contemporary sculpture conservation. The first priority of this collection will be to present new approaches to the conservation of more traditional materials such as bronze, stone, wood, plaster and ceramic, as well as other new synthetic and bio materials. It will also focus on the conservation of time-based media and materials used by sculptors in works that incorporate film, photography and performance elements as well as all those other ephemeral, organic and less stable materials that artists have been increasingly using for their sculptures over recent years, during which we have become more accustomed to contemporary sculptural practices that use material impermanence and disintegration as meaningful parts of the works themselves. Conservation today has a changing and dynamic relationship with contemporary sculpture, which is itself informed by developments in conservation, influencing the choices artists make. Contemporary sculpture and contemporary conservation share the same present and many of the same challenges materially, technically and intellectually. Our new book would pay attention to this and the material diversity of much contemporary sculpture - and, in turn, the issues and new conservation considerations that follow. The second major concern of the book is to ask 'why conserve' sculpture today, looking closely at the issues that follow from this. In this way, this second part will include considerations on many issues, including but not limited to: The ethics of sculpture conservation Conservation through reproduction and facsimile and the issues concerning of renewal of sculpture through its re-making The relationship of sculpture conservation to the art market and to institutions, including art gallery and museum collections The outdoor lives of contemporary sculpture and the challenges of conservation in sculpture located the public domain The book will also be interdisciplinary in outlook and, as well as conservation specialists, it will draw upon a range of contributors and a variety of approaches and perspectives, including those of curators, artists and art historians. We would also be interested to hear about artist/conservator collaborations and other kinds of art/art history/conservation conversations. We would like to hear from those who have been recipients of Gabo Trust funding in the past, as well as those who are making contact for the first time. Please send an email (titled 'CSC BOOK') with your CV and a 250-word abstract outlining the proposed subject of your 4,000-5,000 word essay to: [email protected] <[email protected]> The deadline for proposals is Wednesday 30 April 2025, 6pm (GMT). 3.From: Wendy Jessup Posted: Saturday March 22, 2025 11:25 PM Subject: Seeking assistance for fabricating custom oversize boxes for storage of garments Message: Greetings all - I am currently working on a project in New Jersey and we need to have at least 10 custom boxes fabricated for oversize garments. We have the oversize blueboard sheets and are looking for someone to make the boxes. Looking for a referral to a company or someone in the NYC/Philadelphia area. We will be reaching out to TALAS soon. Are there others that can provide this service that we should contact? ------------------------------ Wendy Jessup Conservator Wendy Jessup and Associates, Inc. Arlington United States ------------------------------ You are subscribed to "Global Conservation Forum (ConsDistList)" as [email protected]. To change your subscriptions, go to http://community.culturalheritage.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to http://community.culturalheritage.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?UserKey=d16eaa87-0f69-494b-9f2f-303dbc1222e1&sKey=fab9aa4f27a04c5d876e&GroupKey=757a8f16-505f-4323-8e74-e376757aa9f7.
