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Nzilani Glass Conservation, INC
3246 Ettie St # 4
Oakland, CA
United States
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Ariana Makau

President & Principal Conservator,
Nzilani Glass Conservation, INC

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Posted By Ariana Makau 10-25-2023 08:34
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As a conservator who specializes in objects whose main components are glass and lead, I've spent decades researching the problem of access to art with lead based materials while protecting employees and the public. I'm also a certified lead and asbestos worker in addition to having an MA in stained glass ...
Posted By Ariana Makau 05-22-2022 07:17
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Hello Roberta, We have extensive experience with both Paraloid B72 and Hxtal Nyl-1. Depending on the type of break and how it joins together; plus how and where the object will be displayed, these are two options you could consider. Your partner in preservation (people, place & planet), ...
Posted By Ariana Makau 05-14-2021 14:01
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Hello Tamira, The wear on the various parts really depends on what you use it for. When we first started out, the Nilfisk was the only vacuum we used and we were picking up pieces as small as fiberglass brush particles, glass, putty (think little clay blobs up to 1/2" in diameter) and lead dust. On ...
Posted By Ariana Makau 01-20-2021 06:08
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Hello All, Though we work with glass blowers here in the West Coast, depending on how the piece is cracked/damaged, it might be possible to salvage the original. Please consider that as a viable option before replacing it with something entirely new. -Ariana Makau Ariana MakauNZILANI GLASS CONSERVATIONShe ...
Posted By Ariana Makau 10-25-2019 12:35
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Hello Heather, I am the Health & Safety Chair of the Stained Glass Association of America, as well as being a stained glass conservator with 20+ experience both in museum and studio/onsite settings. These different locations require different treatments, but all should require the safety of those interacting ...