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1. Icon Modern Materials: Final Autumn Talk 2. Lightning Talks abstract submission deadline approaching! 3. RE: Recommendations for Re-gilding Techniques for Porcelain? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.From: Laura Chaillie Posted: Friday November 14, 2025 8:26 AM Subject: Icon Modern Materials: Final Autumn Talk Message: Ok! The final MMG Autumn Talk is now live! We're delighted to have Brenda Keneghan presenting a personal history of plastics conservation. Over the last 30 years, Brenda has borne witness to changing attitudes towards plastic heritage and its preservation. This presentation looks at some of those changes and gives a eyewitness accounting of the evolution of a specialism. A unique opportunity to learn the history of Plastics Conservation from one of the discipline's great researchers. Tickets free for Icon members, £10 for non. Recordings will be circulated after the event. https://www.icon.org.uk/events/mmg-autumn-series-the-development-of-plastics-conservation-preservation-a-personal-journey.html ------------------------------ Laura Chaillie Objects Conservator London Museum London United Kingdom ------------------------------ 2.From: Lauren Ashley-Irvine Posted: Friday November 14, 2025 12:10 PM Subject: Lightning Talks abstract submission deadline approaching! Message: Call for Papers: Icon Photographic Materials Group Lightning Talks 2025 Wednesday 10th December 2025, 10 am - 1 pm GMT The Icon Photographic Material Group is bringing back the Lighting Talks to close the year. The format will be online, and presenters will have five minutes to share their topics. As is customary, there will be space afterwards for questions and ponderings. As always, the event is open to anyone with an interest in the care and preservation of photographic materials. We invite you to submit a titled abstract (c.100 words) with your name, affiliation and time zone and/or location to [email protected] by Friday, 21st of November. Subject summiting can range from treatment practices, preventive conservation, scientific research, education, outreach and funding, but is not limited to these topics. We encourage you to present outside this scope if your topic doesn't fit any of these categories but is related to the conservation of photographic materials. The 5-minute presentations should include around five PowerPoint slides, which should be illustrative rather than textual. Please contact us via email at [email protected] as soon as possible for further details or to discuss your idea. ------------------------------ Lauren Ashley-Irvine Conservator in Private Practice Taufkirchen Germany ------------------------------ 3.From: Malgorzata Sawicki Posted: Friday November 14, 2025 10:16 PM Subject: RE: Recommendations for Re-gilding Techniques for Porcelain? Message: Hi Halina, Some time ago, Professor Jonathan Thornton introduced an effective method for replacing losses on glass and porcelain by applying gold leaf over a residual film of 5‑minute epoxy resin. The process is straightforward: apply a very thin layer of 5‑minute epoxy to the designated clean area of the glass or porcelain surface, then quickly wipe it off well with a clean cloth. Next, apply the gold leaf, allow the resin residue to settle for 5–10 minutes, and polish with cotton wool to remove any excess of gold leaf. It is important to work quickly, as the resin begins to set within five minutes. The method is also effective for replacing gold leaf in high‑gloss gilding on other polished surfaces. If you would like to discuss this further, please feel free to contact me by email. Good luck, Malgorzata (Margaret) ------------------------------ Dr Malgorzata Sawicki, FIIC | LinkedIn Professional Consultant in Gilded Wood Conservation [email protected] Malgorzata Sawicki (0000-0002-5342-4216) - ORCID ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 11-13-2025 14:20 From: Halina Piasecki Subject: Recommendations for Re-gilding Techniques for Porcelain? Hi there, I am currently working on a partially gilded Meissen tea caddy at the Cooper Hewitt with discrete areas of loss and abrasion to the gilded borders. I'm wondering if anyone has had any success with techniques for re-gilding as loss compensation on porcelain that they would be willing to share. I have made some porcelain mockups for testing specifically for this project, and I plan to share the results of these tests after the project is complete. If you have any suggestions these will be credited to you in the write-up. Thanks so much in advance for your help with this! Halina Piasecki Graduate Fellow, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum ------------------------------ Halina Piasecki Graduate Fellow (Class of 2026) Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU New York 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 https://community.culturalheritage.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?UserKey=d16eaa87-0f69-494b-9f2f-303dbc1222e1&sKey=fab9aa4f27a04c5d876e&GroupKey=757a8f16-505f-4323-8e74-e376757aa9f7.
