Brown Mountain Art Restoration

04/22/2026

Laura Pate of Brown Mountain Art Restoration and I were fortunate to have our recent collaboration conserving the Spirit of the Centennial sculpture by Raoul Josset and the Mural Symbolizing Texas by Carlo Ciampaglia at Fair Park in Dallas as the subject of a short documentary film by Mark Birnbaum and Matthews Southwest. Enjoy!

This is "Conserving The Spirit of The Centennial" by Mark Birnbaum Productions on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

03/20/2026

We had so much fun repairing the breaks in this cool midcentury modern ceramic chess table~

02/20/2026

It’s so fun when we get to treat fossilized objects. The first is a pyrotized ammonite fossil that is anywhere from 66-201 million years old. The second object is a fossilized fish, Vinctifer Comptoni, from the Cretaceous period, making it btwn 110-120 million years old # womenatwork

01/30/2026

Meanwhile back at the studio- reconstructing some amazing Turkish vases!

01/16/2026

Thanks to Nicky DeFreece Emery from Adapt/re:Adapt Preservation and Conservation, LLC for including me on this project!

12/22/2025

More photos of work in progress conserving The Spirit of the Centennial sculpture at Fair Park (Jossett/Martin, 1936) with Nicky Defreece Emery of Adapt/re:Adapt. Making progress!

11/09/2025

This was such a special project to be a part of! If you were affected by the floods and lost something special, reach out to FOUND on the Guadalupe River. See information below~

11/08/2025

This oil on canvas depicting Salisbury cathedral was a challenge to clean due to the heavy impasto, but Amy pulled it off!

10/31/2025

Beautiful hand painted Ceramic Art Company (CAC) Belleek Grape Design Stein (c. 1903-30). Kathy worked hard to get the layered glazes to look exactly right~

10/12/2025

This is our last week working at the African American Museum on the Mr Imagination collection! Come say hi! What a wonderful experience we’ve had~

10/08/2025

We’re not sure of the age of this beautiful hand carved wood statue of Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos, but it was a pleasure to restore her~

10/03/2025

We love being a part of this exhibit! Come visit us while we help to preserve Mr Imagination’s amazing legacy~

Protecting Cultural Memory: A Commitment to the conservation and protection of the art and archives of the African American Museum, Dallas

Exhibition Dates: September 18, 2025 - March 2026

The exhibition is an installation of selected works from the “Fire” exhibition by the late Gregory Warmack, aka “Mr. Imagination” (1948-2012). The exhibition features his works and demonstrates how museums not only present an artist’s works but are also dedicated to preserving them. The Chicago native incorporated recycled objects and found materials in nature to create large-scale sculptures reflecting his own life experiences. One of the early self-taught artists referred to as an “outsider artist,” Mr. Imagination’s work aligns with the Museum’s focus on collecting and preserving Folk and Traditional art.

Utilizing works from the Mr. Imagination Estate, a working conservation lab will be in operation starting September 26 to demonstrate the level of care taken by skilled conservators when handling works of art.