Children Adopt Camel in Memory of Mother, Long-Time Museum Volunteer Major museum piece now resides in the Dressing Downton™ Exhibition’s Egyptian Room Written by Angela deGregory, Lightner Museum Curatorial Assistant Lightner Museum, St. Augustine, Florida: “Adopt an Artifact”, a giving program ..
7 Ways You Can Create More Art By Unleashing Your Creativity
Have you ever tried to draw something only to fail miserably because you were missing your creative spark? If you love to draw, paint, or create any artwork it's important that your creativity is firing on all cylinders as often as possible. You can't just wait until a light bulb comes on in your ..
Damaged Treasures: Ceramic Restoration of Broken Collectible Ware
Repair vs. Restoration First, let’s get this out of the way. The difference between repair and restoration. Many people think the words are interchangeable, but they’re not. To repair something means to glue and bond the broken pieces so the damaged item is whole again. This method is also known ..
How to Fix Broken Ceramic
Broken ceramics, whether it be a pot or a plate can be restored depending on the severity of damage. In most cases broken ceramics usually start off with a minor crack due to overheating, humidity or a minor fall, and gradually progress to bigger cracks that are easily visible to the naked eye. ..
Ming Ceramics
This is a 2004 article I came across today in the Art &Antiques journal. A horrendous tragedy that happend more than 400 years ago makes a lot of money for Chinese Ceramic restoration exerts and dealers. "Loaded with tens of thousands of Ming dynasty ceramics, the Chinese ship Binh Thuan ..
