Bless You My Darling - To Mamta With Love

Bless you, my darling, and remember you are always in the heart - oh tucked so close there is no chance of escape - of your sister.  ~Katherine Mansfield

A sculpture from Goa with real gold paint .

 It all started with an album uploaded on  facebook  by my dear sister Mamta .The album displayed few of her conservation work .It was flooded with comments in no time .Partha S Mukherjee who is an active member of International Council Of Museum ICOM commented :  Good job! I hope you have kept a detailed documentation of all  the restoration work you have done so far.The comment caught my eyes as it echoed my
thoughts.As I am  always fascinated by her and her work ,I called her up later  requesting her to think about it seriously .She took the call and now for the last ten days both of us are working  together online on this.Initially i  got myself involved just to support her but as the time passed the beauty of it got me  totally interested in her work .Now i am totally hooked . The documentation will take months to complete.In this post i am sharing with you few things about Mamta and glimpses of  her work as an art conservator.

paintings by Raja Ravi Verma:before and after restoration

Mamta completed her masters in Conservation and Restoration of work of art from Delhi's National Museum Institute of History of Art ,Conservation and Museology after doing her  Bachelor Of Fine Arts in Sculptures from Fine Arts & Craft College Lucknow .Later she did her internship on sculpture art at National Museum Liverpool ,London.She is married and has got two kids .Right now she is working as visiting faculty and organizing seminars ,preparing policies and  database and keywords under the HOD conservation.She is also associated with Jamia Milia Islamia University and Conservation Lab National Museum Institute Delhi.She is a freelance sculpture artist and art conservator.

          A  Damaged Tanjore Painting On Wooden Base Done With Gold Leaf And Original Stones 

This profession is devoted to the preservation of cultural heritage for the future.It includes examination,documentation,treatment and preventive care.All this work is supported by research and education.The goal is to keep the property in its original condition as possible for as long as possible.The antiques she works on are mostly owned by Royal Families and other Art Collectors.

The Same Painting After  

Working on these kind of antiques and original work is a huge responsibility as  most of the art work is generally appreciated in value and are collectibles.

This Is The Original Vintage Film Poster Of The Classic Hindi Movie  Guide 

This is one of her most favorite work (up)

Above : Wedding Doli /Palanquin Of  Celebrity Ritu Nanda (Raj Kapoor's daughter)

Above : An Oil Painting By Famous Painter Raja Ravi Verma (  1848 -1906)

Raja Ravi Verma was an Indian painter from princely state of Travancore Kerela. He is considered among the greatest painter in the history of Indian Art.His paintings fetch  amazing prizes in the art market .

Above :The same painting after restoration 

Above :Silk Cloth Painting :Before 

Above :After

Above : This broken glass painting is owned by Nafisa Ali .It  was restored successfully .This kind of work needs lots of patience and hard work.

                                                             Before Restoration:Thanka Painting 

                                                                                After Restoration

                                       This Picture Needs Some Real Good Restoration .Here is Mamta and our former President Abu Kalam Azad  shaking hands .She had done a project on conservation of dome painting at President's house ,Ashoka Hall ,New Delhi.

At Liverpool :her topic was laser cleaning of  stone sculptures .She is the first Indian who learned it from Father Of Laser Cleaning ,John Larson.

Mamta i am proud to have you as my sister.May God bless you with all his love , luck and care.

I hope you love this surprise post.