@CSIsitt

Community conservation lab in the Forum shopping centre, in Sittingbourne, Kent. Working on finds from local sites 馃敩 Reopening to the public early 2022

 Sittingbourne, Kent
csisittingbourne.co.uk/
Joined February 2012
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Found in Sittingbourne.... 21st century superhero found on Roman Fresco !! #TheForum #HandsonthePast #WeekendWorkshops #KentChildrensUniversity
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Painting a fresco tile with 'ancient' pigments !!
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Beginning to paint James' angel fresco. Moupi helping define pounced outlines.
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"Pouncing" pigment, by brush, to transfer design onto damp limeplaster layer.
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Punching holes through James' design for his fresco = making the cartoon.
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Spreading the lime and sand intonaco layer over the arricio layer is hard work !! ..."new respect for Sistine Chapel ceiling" says mum.
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Great discussion about adding brick dust to lime mortars to make a first 'hydrolic' layer for our fresco.
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What colour does red madder turn when you add lime? ...a lovely purpley red !!
Our intern Moupi loved running our workshops today. Now we have packed up, she is working fast to finish her fresco while lime still damp !!
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Making pigments and painting!! #KentChildrensUniversity and #TheForum
#KentCreativeConnect - panel discussion... Thinking about PR, tourism, impacts of education, crossing boundaries...
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Networking & Learning day with Kent Creative... A tweet about the power and synergy of tweeting !!
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A broken Anglo-Saxon Bead under the #Microscope in our Lab session with #Keyence and @ICONSci this afternoon!
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Scanning Electron Microscopy & the difference between secondary & backscattered electrons with Patrick from @HitachiEurope & @ICONSci
Claire from #Keyence arriving with Microscope and demonstrating the system #3DMicroscope 馃敩
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Discussing the advantage of mounting samples in conductive resins at today's Lab tour and practical demonstrations. #heritagescience
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