I offer lectures and workshops to all interested parties, both on-site and on-line. Topics include the deteriorating factors affecting textiles and how to slow their effects. I try to give the audience enough background information about conservation recommendations and guidelines so that they can assess for themselves future recommendations and guidelines. I make a point of recommending low-cost low-tech common sense solutions.  Attendees leave with a large amount of useful reference materials to foster caring for their collections.

Recent lectures and workshops:

• Napa Valley Quilters
• Sonoma State University ArtH 467 “Museum Collections Management
• Peninsula Quilters
• Gilroy Museum
• Museums Association of Montana
• Marin History Museum
• Phoenix Art Museum
• Golden Gate Canvas Workers
• Bay Area Sampler Guild
• Balboa Art Conservation Center:
  • Tempe, AZ
  • Sacramento, CA
  • San Diego, CA
  • Chico, CA
  • Eugene, OR
  • Seattle, WA