It looks like there was a pencil signature or writing in that area. I wonder if that impacted how severely they could treat the staining.

@@JasonKirkPrime that would be my assumption but pencil graphite is I believe more resistant than mould spores, one being organic and the other being essentially the element carbon and some clay.

A mixture of hydrogen peroxide and household ammonia (pH12) for bleaching, according to the labels on the bottles. Don't know about the glue; she used polyvinyl acetate (PVA) white woodworker's glue on another video. The white tape's probably gum arabic-backed.

Ruler got longer. I'm 100% sure

Bleaching agent, not bleach. Most likely mixture of hydrogen peroxide and ammonia. Ammonia is a strong base and accelerates decomposition of bleaching agent onto active components

@@W_L_W. ohhhh- that makes so much more sense!! Thank you lmao

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe the customer didn't want it changed.

I think your “complaints”/confusion is unfounded and unnecessary. None of the image was covered. And even so, perhaps the owner requested whatever was covered to be covered. Stop criticising artists/professionals even when there is no need.😏

@thandoq is right. Nothing was covered by the new matting and it was an obviously high quality restoration.

​@@kh7794oh, I love people like them. They just shoot down nonsense no regrets lol

@@kh7794😂😂 I would hope so. Thank you, someone has to say what everyone is thinking🙂

@keatondaniel7434 If you look the previous matting had at least a 1/2 inch gap all the way around the image forming a much stronger border. The new matting is almost flush with the inscription and the top of the image. I'm not doubting the quality of the mold removal or preservation of the piece. However, it is not disrespectful to the conservator to question the choices that were made.

The value of art is so subjective that depending on who you ask, some might claim the piece is worth more as it has history and character, and a great story of surviving a flood and being expertly restored.

Emily does such an amazing job on anything she touches !

Well there's a clear reason for your being a self proclaimed expert.

I work with a paper restorer and usually mold stains can get bleached pretty much out of the work, at least to a much greater extent than done here. The yellow stains can not be removed, only lightened slightly (they are also not sun damage).

They can only restore it to the point the client is willing to pay for. If they wanted to keep it as original as possible they might not go for the looks like new.

Where are your videos then?

There was a number on it, 22/250, so looks like it was a limited run, and it looks like it's signed by the artist so it's probably a bit difficult and costly to replace.

Prints like these are hand made in limited runs and can be quite valuable. It is not like you can just have the artist run another. You are probably thinking about digital prints. I wish there would be different terminologies for prints like stone lithography and etchings which are tedious, meticulous printing processes done completely by hand where each print can take hours to create versus prints run by a machine.

Because sometimes people like to take care of their things???

Just look her up. She has the credentials and is in the field for 25 years. By no means am I an expert but what I do know is there are different ways to approach restoration. Either you restore it to a 'like brand new' state or you preserve the piece from further deteroration and keep part of the demage to show the history. Or you choose the middle ground. And which routes to take depents on the owner and what they are willing to pay for.

@@Sookielein I do understand the reasons and degree to which a piece may be restored. If she is capable of a full restoration why did she chose such a project to display her talents? I would have at the very least explained to the viewers that this particular video was not a full restoration. She should have done a full restoration without charging the customer more simply from a pride perspective especially when choosing to broadcast it. Besides, why would the owner of the art work cheap out and be OK with leaving mold and visible damage? It couldn’t possibly have cost much more to do it right. I remain convinced, despite credentials, that she is incapable of doing much better.

@@Rickster1100 Seems like you don't own a single piece of art and like the person who probably would wash the shroud of turin so it's nice and clean. But you see this would wash Jesus' face right off. Keeping the demage is showing the history. Ever heard of patina or Kintsugi? For some people that's grime and demage but for most it's showing history and an artform. There are different reasons why you chose to show the history of a piece and it's not only to 'cheap out' on restoration. Besides I'm all for critiquing and asking questions but the audacity to tell these clients what to want, this expert what she chose to showcase and how to do her work 'correctly' without any credentials of your own is just astounding. And if you do I think it would be nice to do it in a appropriate manner.

@@Sookielein Wow, Sookie. One of these delicate touchy people aren’t you? And I thought is was talking to an intelligent person, but when assumption start and unwarranted insults, true colors emerge. I am an artist, by the way. I watch true conservationists on a number of channels. None have ever come close to demonstrating this level of ineptitude. Putting it more simply for you, you’re just having this strange Jesus hissy fit because all my points, none of which you had a viable counter point for, remain correct.

@@Rickster1100 That's my point everybody can call themselves an artist with no credentials what so ever. And you decided to question someones expertise which they actually earned with a degree and with 25 years of work under their belt because you watched a few youtube videos. Blatantly unaware that are many things to consider and a plethera of valid reasons why she choose one technique over another. I'm sure she'll consider your advice for the next piece she's working on.