Who we are… Maria Valentina Sheets Conservation, Inc. is an art and antiquities conservation, repair and consulting service available to museums, corporate collections, galleries, designers, antique dealers, home maintenance services and private collectors. For over a decade, President Maria Sheets has been senior conservator for the leading conservation firms in the Dallas, Texas area serving some of the most distinguished collections in the nation. She has been prominent in educating the local museum and collecting culture about conservation through state-wide publications and lectures. Ms. Sheets is a Professional Associate member of the American Institute for Conservation, a member of the Western Association of Art Conservation and recommended by the Texas Association of Museums.  Presently she serves as a Board member for Conservators In Private Practice(AIC). She recently coordinated the disaster recovery effort for the Biblical Arts Center in Dallas, Texas after a six-alarm fire in June 2005.  The newly named MUSEUM OF BIBLICAL ART will house a conservation lab where a wide variety of collections care courses will be offered to the public and local professionals. What we do… We believe every item is unique in its construction. The procedures used to repair or preserve a damaged artifact are equally distinct. The following items are a small selection of the many familiar collectibles that Maria Valentina Sheets Conservation, Inc. has successfully restored and preserved: Pre-Columbian, Bone, Bronze, Meissen, Dresden, Sevres, Limoges, Roseville, Majolica, Staffordshire, Satsuma, Imari, Wedgwood, Spode, Hummell, Lladro, Chintz, Blue and White, Capodimonte, Minton, Fiesta, Art Nouveau, Ivory, Rock Crystal, Art Glass, Cinnabar, Bakelite, Celluloid, Plaster, Jade, Marble, Alabaster, Lacquer, Crystal, Composition, Gilded or Polychromed Wood, Wax and a large variety of other museum quality artifacts. Challenging and unusual  modern  or mixed media are welcomed! Portfolio is available upon request. Maria is also a painter.  Please visit www.mariasheets.com to review her paintings and icon writing.
Lecture Series... To find out more about conservation, the history or production of specific objects, or any collections care issue, contact us about giving a  lecture and power point presentation. A wide variety of customized lecture topics are available to collectors groups and as a public service to various organizations and individuals. These richly visual presentations are perfect to add as an entertainment feature to any meeting. Contact us about customizing a presentation topic around your specific collection interests. Some websites to visit… American Institute for Conservation http://aic.stanford.edu/ Heritage Preservation http://www.heritagepreservation.org/ Texas Association of Museums http://www.io.com/~tam/ Western Association for Art Conservation http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/waac/	The chair backings of these Edra Janette chairs are made of PVC strands that were mishappen due to poor storage.
	In order to re-train the strands into a tighter formation, a reversible adhesive is used that will not adversely react to the synthetic nature of the original materials.