Monday, April 22, 2024

Graduating as a conservator from Metropolia, Helsinki

 







Yesterday I left my thesis to be evaluated, so I'll be graduating next month as a conservator (of ceramics). My thesis is a study, if resin plaster can be used and dyed for the needs of conservation of ceramics. It is a case study to conserve this though-dyed ceramic, Wedgwood's tobacco jar. Upper photos are before treatments and the last photo is a detailed photo of conservation trial. I don't think that using resin plaster was too successful in this case, and since the resin plaster is needed to cast once right, it needs understanding and practical skills. It's not a minimal intervention type of a ceramics conservation process, but the object is mine!