Leonie McKenzie
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Leonie McKenzie
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Collections assistant at Beck Isle Museum. Cardiff university alumni. Former secondary school science teacher. Enjoys outreach programmes. All views are my own.

https://linktr.ee/leoniemckenzie
Thank you for doing this and for sharing!
November 15, 2024 at 1:18 PM
I didn't think I had seen one either. I'll see if anyone else has spotted one, if not I definitely think it would be a good idea to have one set up!
November 15, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Next was a small glass milk jug, this had been broken and only 7 large pieces remained. I cleaned these of surface dirt, adhered the pieces together and made fills to support the original pieces where there were low areas of surface contact. 3/ #conservation #conservator #heritage #moretocome
November 15, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Starting with the non-archaeological. I worked on three painted leather rosettes. This involved cleaning off years of surface dirt, removing the old top coat and consolidating loose flakes of paint 2/
November 15, 2024 at 9:42 AM
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If you fancy seeing some of the other objects I have worked on over the past two years, you can see them here leonie-conservation-21.my.canva.site or here linktr.ee/leoniemckenzie #diggingforbritain 🏺 #GLAM #museum #archaeology #conservation
February 9, 2024 at 3:03 PM
If you fancy seeing some of the other objects I have worked on over the past two years, you can see them here leonie-conservation-21.my.canva.site or here linktr.ee/leoniemckenzie #diggingforbritain 🏺 #GLAM #museum #archaeology #conservation
February 9, 2024 at 3:03 PM
The reconstruction of the #bronzeage #pottery was complete! Overall it took ~150 hours, more cotton swabs than is beliveable, a lot of patience and care, and I thoroughly enjoyed every moment! I learnt a lot. #diggingforbritain 🏺 @caerheritage #GLAM #museum #archaeology #conservation
February 9, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Finally, the last of the inpainting could be done. #diggingforbritain 🏺 @caerheritage #GLAM #museum #archaeology #conservation
February 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM
With all the sherds readhered and all the fills all completed the next stage was to tidy up, smooth off and perfect all fills. #bronzeage #pottery and draw your eye to the pot itself. #diggingforbritain 🏺 @caerheritage #GLAM #museum #archaeology #conservation x.com/Leonieconser...
February 9, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Last of the fills, this time the last two sherds of rim were added. By doing this is is possible to see more clearly the shape of the pot, although this has been greatly distorted being in the ground. #diggingforbritain 🏺 @caerheritage #GLAM #museum #archaeology #conservation x.com/Leonieconser...
February 9, 2024 at 2:58 PM