Gwen Jones and Karla Pearlstein of Ariel Grace Design joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss custom floor cloths, Bolling & Co. (a previous podcast guest – Gwen is a co-owner), and the Preservation Artisans Guild. You can contact Ariel Grace Designs at: 503-206-2631 or info@arielgracedesign.com or by visiting their website: Custom Floorcloth Makers | …
On this week’s episode we spoke with Aubern Mason, an artist who has dedicated her career to historically accurate paint replication. Aubern discussed the intricacies involved in matching colors and styles when painting historic homes and buildings. You can find Aubern on Instagram, Facebook, and Etsy. If your historic property was damaged in the …
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THE HOLIDAYS – A time for religious observance, merriment, revelry, nostalgia, and magic. The customs we see today have their own history and origins, but true to classic “melting pot” traditions, those practices were blended into our current national amalgam of Christmas time. With so many ties to history and deep-rooted heritage, it’s the perfect …
UNIQUE HISTORICAL FEATURES SERIES – On this 4th Tuesday of the month, our focus isn’t on a specific feature per se, but more on a combination of features; a whole architectural style, in fact. And we’re focusing on how mutable cultural values created and then reviled that style, resulting in its being the focus of …
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Rabbit Goody, owner, designer, and master weaver of Thistle Hill Weavers, joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss information about her background in weaving, and museum curation and consultation. We covered a multitude of topics including: Rabbit’s interwoven skill-sets and background, starting with her intuitive skills as a teen-aged weaver, and her academic backgrounds in …
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A façade. What is it? Most of us know that its most basic definition is “face.” In the case of architecture, this refers to the exterior side of the building, usually the front. Façades on buildings are often the first defining features we see. As times change, so do architectural design styles, and this is …
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