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MS225: Care of Baskets
              Course Description & Info     Instructor: Sherry Doyal
              Student Login    Price: $495
              May 6 - Jun 14, 2013     [Add to Cart]   [View Cart]
              Sep 30 - Nov 8, 2013     [Add to Cart]   [View Cart]



Description:
Baskets are an important part of nearly every world culture. Caring for baskets requires an understanding of why and how they deteriorate. Care of Baskets provides a simplified explanation of the chemistry and structure of basketry materials. Starting with an overview of the history and function of baskets and how they are made, Care of Baskets will cover guidelines for handling, labeling, exhibiting and storing baskets, including condition assessments and an introduction to integrated pest management. An overview of treatments used on baskets and how appropriate they are for the long-term preservation of the basket will help students make care decisions when consulting with conservators.

Course Outline:
  1. Introduction
  2. The biology and chemistry of materials used for basketry
  3. Basket Styles and Structures
  4. Baskets and Their Environment
  5. Documentation and Condition Report Writing
  6. Handling Basketry
  7. Treating Baskets
  8. Care of Baskets in Storage
  9. Care of Baskets on Exhibit
  10. Conclusion

Logistics:
Participants in Care of Baskets work through sections on their own. Materials and resources include online literature, slide lectures and dialog between students and the instructor through online forums.

Care of Baskets runs six weeks. To reserve a spot in the course, please pay at
http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have trouble please contact Helen Alten at helen@collectioncare.org


The Instructor:
Sherry Doyal is head of the organic artefacts conservation section at the British Museum. She now specializes in conservation of botanic materials. Sherry has previous experience of private practice conservation serving regional historic houses, scientific botany collections (herbaria) and small museums. Her employment history also includes large museums (Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY and Victoria and Albert Museum, London). Sherry received a conservation and restoration studies certificate with distinction from Lincoln College of Art in 1980 and a post graduate certificate in upholstery conservation from the Textile Conservation Centre, Hampton Court Palace in 1984. Sherry received a further and adult education teachers’ certificate from Exeter College in 1998 and a diploma in design and craft (constructed textiles) in the context of basketry from City Literacy College, London in 2008. In her spare time she is a maker and exhibitor of contemporary basketry works.




MS225: Care of Baskets
              Course Description & Info     Instructor: Sherry Doyal
              Student Login    Price: $495
              May 6 - Jun 14, 2013     [Add to Cart]   [View Cart]
              Sep 30 - Nov 8, 2013     [Add to Cart]   [View Cart]








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