Thanks.  By way of introduction, I am a conservator in private  
practice (have been now for 20 years).  Prior to setting up my own  
practice, I worked for 4 years at the Canadian Conservation Institute  
in Ottawa, Canada in the Ethnology lab.  My practice is somewhat  
diverse when compared with other conservators here in private  
practice.  I am an objects conservator.  The objects that I deal with  
range from archaeological materials to buildings.  Buildings, to me,  
are just big objects in an uncontrolled environment.  Many years ago  
now I fell into dealing with buildings & was never allowed to fall out  
of it.  I also work as part of multidisciplinary teams doing a variety  
of projects (e.g., Museum masterplans, historic interiors conservation  
plans...).  I love working in multidisciplinary teams as I love the  
fact that everyone else there does not see things the way that I do -  
there is an incredible synergy that comes from working that way.   
Education, both through teaching (Museum Studies Programme, University  
of Toronto, University of Victoria Cultural Resource Management  
Programme & Campbell Center for Historic Preservation) & writing  
(columnist with _Coin World_ & contributor to _Old House Journal_) has  
been very important to me & my life as a conservator.  Although much  
of my work is consultative, I do carryout treatments (e.g., outdoor  
bronze sculptures) & seem to spend a lot of time dealing with really  
big objects that aren't buildings (e.g., 120 coreten steel sculpture,  
a cast iron fountain...).

I'm not much for burnt furniture but I do really love historic sheetmetal.

Enough about me.

sue

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> In a message dated 12/7/2009 1:49:13 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
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> Susan L.  Maltby, Conservator
> Maltby & Associates Inc.
> Adjunct Faculty, Museum  Studies Programme/Faculty of Information
> University of  Toronto
> 416-921-2877
>
>
> Ladies and gentlemen of the list, please welcome Susan Maltby, a visitor
> from ConsDistList, who has expressed interest in charred furniture and gift
> shops.   Susan, tell us something about yourself,  please, we promise not to
> make fun of you for at least a month or  two.   What do you conserve?  Do
> you think century-old bronze  statues should have green patina, or be all
> spiffed up with brown?    Do you think Eric Gugler's 1948 porch-mezzanine on
> the south portico of the  White House should be taken out?  Is Pierre Trudeau
> a good dancer?
>
> To get you up and running, Pyrate is a stone mason from the deep south who
> travels all around the country doing interesting things and saw the first
> 911  plane fly right by him while he was working on top of the Pan Am
> Building.    Ralph is divorced, probably for good reasons.   Ken Follett
> originated the list, and has this sort of literary-fantasy empire    
> which I cannot
> quite figure out.   Dan Becker is, I believe, against  vinyl siding.  Steve
> Stokowski has this giant encyclopedia of weird masonry  stuff in his brain.
> And  Cuyler wants a little bit o' dat  lollipop conservation act-shun!
> Those are a few of the key  players.
>
> Christopher
>
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