Paper Conservation

Vintage comic book cover titled 'King of the Rocket Men' featuring a heroic figure in a black and red costume flying upwards with a powerful pose, with scenes of rockets and buildings in the background and text announcing the story as a serial in 12 chapters.

We proudly embrace diversity in art and welcome all styles, themes, and subjects—including religious and spiritual artwork—without discrimination.

If you have any questions, please contact us so they can be answered!

Two comic strips featuring characters discussing necklaces, jewelry, and a humorous exchange about a necklace resembling a diamond and a ruby necklace, with characters wearing hats and talking in a casual outdoor setting.

We offer specialized treatments for your work of art on paper. We can address issues such as:

  • Tears and paper loss

  • Acidity and associated brittleness

  • Foxing, adhesive, and water stains

  • Creases, abrasions, folds, rolling, and wrinkles

  • Discoloration

  • Water and Fire damage, Mold

  • Dirt, dust, grime, soot, and insect accretions

Japanese Paper Backing:

As we work within conservation guidelines, our team does not use traditional linen backing for paper. This is because it is unsafe for the paper in the long term, with the adhesives potentially decaying the structure and causing severe instability as time goes on.

When lining is required, we will only use low pH paper – usually a form of Japanese tissue – that will allow for safe preservation without harming the materials.

Treatment for Paper Conservation can be conducted on

  • Prints: Lithographs, Serigraphs, Linocut, Woodblock, Etchings, Aquatints, Giclee, and Posters

  • Diplomas, Letters, Certificates, Documents, Maps, Architectural Drawings and Blueprints

  • Paintings of all Mediums: Watercolor, Acrylic, Ink, Gouache, etc.

  • Drawings of all Mediums: Graphite, Colored Pencil, Ink, Pastel, Charcoal, etc.

  • Collages, Crayon Portraits, Parchment and Vellum

  • Asian art works including Scrolls, Screens and wood work prints

Comparison of two old portrait photographs of the same person; the left photo is damaged with tears and discoloration, the right photo is intact and clearer.