Examination + documentation
Condition review, photography, treatment planning and a clear record of what is present before work begins.
Conservation + restoration
Keep theartist’shand.
The goal is not to make history disappear. It’s to stabilize the work, recover visual clarity, and preserve what the artist actually made.
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Youngest Art
Conservator
Youngest Art
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Training + practiceA new generation
A new generation
of conservation.
Sophie brings the eye of a practicing artist to technically disciplined conservation: close looking, sensitivity to surface and color, respect for original materials, and the patience to intervene only as much as the object needs.
“Protect the object. Respect the artist. Make every intervention intentional.”
PaintingsWorks on paperSculptureMixed media
What conservation can includeProtect the work.
Protect the work.
Respect the evidence.
Every treatment begins with the object itself. Materials, prior repairs, environment, age and intended use set the plan — not a one-size-fits-all recipe.
Surface cleaning
Careful reduction of grime, accretions and visually disruptive surface material using methods appropriate to the object.
Stabilization + repair
Addressing tears, breaks, unstable surfaces, lifting media, weakened joins and other structural concerns.
Visual integration
Loss compensation and selective inpainting where appropriate — improving legibility without inventing history.
Paintings + works on paper
Assessment and treatment of framed or unframed two-dimensional works across drawing and painting media.
Sculpture + mixed media
Object care for complex surfaces and material combinations, including large or site-specific work when feasible.
Selected conservation workFour treatments.
Four treatments.
Four different problems.
Real projects with their original type, date, location and treatment scope. Swipe the documentation; tap any image to enlarge.
PaintingsJanuary 2026Naples, FL
House Painting
A canvas treatment focused on restoring structural support and visually integrating widespread cracking while retaining the character of the original surface.
- Painting removed from its stretchers
- Backing fully restored
- Cracks filled and visually integrated
- Protective varnish applied
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PaintingsJanuary 2026Naples, FL
Cathedral Paintings
A multi-painting project requiring work from both the reverse and the painted surface. Plaster was removed from the backs, the canvas backing rebuilt, losses and cracks addressed, and the surfaces protected for continued display.
- Plaster carefully removed from the reverse
- Canvas backing redone
- Paint cracks filled
- Missing areas retouched
- Protective varnish applied
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PaintingsJanuary 2026Naples, FL
Boat Painting
This fire-damaged painting needed both structural and paint-layer treatment. It was removed from its compromised support so the paint could be secured and the canvas returned to a stable presentation system.
- Removed from original stretchers
- Paint layer repressed to secure adhesion
- Cracked areas repaired
- Mounted onto new stretchers
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SculpturesFebruary 2026Kansas City, KS
Madonna Sculpture
The sculpture arrived severely compromised. Treatment centered on preserving original material, rebuilding from surviving fragments, reconstructing missing elements and bringing the surface back into a coherent whole.
- Original pieces rebuilt and rejoined
- Missing elements reconstructed
- Surface carefully repainted
- Artwork resealed for protection
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Treatment philosophyLess intervention.
Less intervention.
More intention.
Conservation centers examination, documentation, material compatibility and reversibility. It’s not about making an object “new” — it’s about careful, informed decisions for its future.
- 01Examine
Look first.
Document the object and understand its condition before deciding on treatment.
- 02Test
Test small.
Choose materials and methods through controlled testing, not assumptions.
- 03Treat
Intervene carefully.
Prioritize stability and legibility while preserving original material and intent.
- 04Record
Document after.
Record what changed, what materials were introduced, and how to care for the work next.
Damaged / dirty / unstable?Start with
Start with
a photo.
Send front, back and detail images, approximate dimensions, material if known, location and your timeline. Sophie will advise on next steps.
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