S17E02: Being Sustainable with The Green Tea Podcast

Kloe and Solange chat with fellow podcasters Roxy and Lindsey from the AIC sustainability group podcast Green Tea to talk all things podcasting and staying sustainable

01:03 Introduction from Roxy and Lindsey

04:18 Origin story

06:02 Sponsorship and staying sustainable

13:02 Play to your strengths

16:45 Adapting process and working with collaborators

21:52 Choosing topics

24:35 Find your overlap

20:01 Reception

33:32 Cross disciplines with the archaeology of plastics

36:24 Podcast plug

38:03 Sustainability tips and resource segment!

41:39 Eco friendly houseplants with Solange

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Hosted by Solange Masher, Kloe Rumsey, Roxy Sperber, and Lindsey Williams.

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S17E01: Furniture Conservation

Welcome to season 17! Kloe and Liz are joined by furniture conservator Abi Tudor to discuss the specialism.

00:36 Welcome back Kloe

01:31 Introduction from Abi

07:38 Definitions

11:00 Methods and techniques

13:02 Related disciplines

16:01 Landscape of freelance furniture conservation

20:40 Authenticity and Originality

25:27 Hidden compartments and time capsules

29:12 Use and re-use

33:55 Old school techniques

35:50 Skill time travel

37:33 Life after conservation

42.01 Materials

44:49 Life and personality

48:02 Interview with Philip Burrows

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Hosted by Liz Hébert, Kloe Rumsey, and Abi Tudor.

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S16E08: Objects for Use

Jenny, Solange and Liz get philosophical at the end of the season and talk about object use, facsimiles, and the human connection.

00:33 Straight into philosophy
06:21 What do we value?
10:14 But use is damage, right?
14:20 What about future use?
15:55 Renaissance Disneyland
20:38 Interacting with collections
32:17 Familial connections
35:11 Message from Jenny

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S16E07: Finding Clients

Jenny, Solange and Liz share their thoughts on finding clients, while some of our listeners in private practice reveal what really works for them. Also tune in for a book review from Phedra!

00:53 Let’s get into it!
05:05 Bragging about yourself can be hard
06:28 Listener contributions
08:07 Business cards, fairs and open studios
18:36 Should we tell people where we are?
21:27 Listener contributions
23:03 Social media
33:25 Websites and price transparency
42:59 Old-fashioned advertising
47:05 Listener contributions
54:51 Review: Ancient Glass in the J. Paul Getty Museum

Show Notes:
– Ancient Glass in the J. Paul Getty Museum: https://shop.getty.edu/products/ancient-glass-in-the-j-paul-getty-museum-978-1606069196 and https://www.getty.edu/publications/ancient-glass/

Previous business and freelancing episodes:
– S16E06 Early Career Freelancing: https://thecword.show/2025/05/29/s16e06-early-career-freelancing/
– S13E05 Being in Business: https://thecword.show/2023/05/17/s13e05-being-in-business/
– S11E04 Building a Business: https://thecword.show/2022/05/04/s11e04-building-a-business/
– S02E03 Freelancing: https://thecword.show/2017/09/22/s02e03-freelancing/

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S16E06: Early Career Freelancing

Liz is joined by Isabella Rossi and Sophie McAloone for another emerging professional special – this time about being in private practice! Or freelance. Or whatever you’d like to call it! (We talk that one out too.) Can you go at it alone as an ECP? Spoilers: yes!

00:36 BevArt chat with Jenny and Solange
08:28 New kids on the block
11:26 The appeal of going solo
17:28 The delicate balance of working with clients
23:08 Learning from each other
29:39 Getting started
41:49 Changes seen and hoped for

Show Notes:
– BevArt: https://www.bev.art/
– BevArt’s new Pro sensor: https://www.bev.art/blog/bev-art-launches-pro-sensor-industry-leading-discreet-climate-monitor
– Follow Sophie: https://www.instagram.com/thenorthernconservator/
– Fine Art Restoration Co: https://fineart-restoration.co.uk/
– Follow Isabella: https://www.instagram.com/rossiconservation/
– Rossi Conservation: https://rossiconservation.com/
– Icon Private Practice Group: https://www.icon.org.uk/groups-and-networks/private-practice.html
– Icon PPG on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558105327720
– Icon PPG on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iconprivatepracticegroup/
– Icon PPG on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13023584/

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Hosted by Liz Hébert, Sophie McAloone, and Isabella Rossi.

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S16E05: Bioplastics

Jenny and Solange are joined by conservation scientist Panagiotis Morfis as we talk bioplastics: what are they, where do they crop up, and how can we look after them? Also tune in for a review of ‘Experimental Design and Scientific Data Analysis’ from Jenny.

01:03 Feeling out of our depth is okay
05:00 What ARE bioplastics?
07:25 Information and identification
14:09 Bringing in the science
17:06 3D printing
25:28 Survey time!
29:46 3D printers in every home
31:07 The place of 3D printers in conservation
38:51 A return to making
48:44 Review: Experimental Design and Scientific Data Analysis

Show Notes:
– S02E05 Modern Materials (our old plastics episode!): https://thecword.show/2017/10/18/s02e05-modern-materials/
– Research overview from Panos: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18vNefVxMUH2urWH62RSkoMkJ6LrfSxVo/view?usp=sharing
– FTIR: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourier-transform_infrared_spectroscopy
– Raman spectroscopy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raman_spectroscopy
– Liquid chromatography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-performance_liquid_chromatography
– Panos’ survey: https://forms.office.com/r/XJv81gneMW
– Experimental Design and Scientific Data Analysis: https://www.routledge.com/Experimental-Design-and-Scientific-Data-Analysis/Skipper-Skipper/p/book/9781032501635

Recommended Reading from Panos:
– ‘Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics’: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/design-innovation/sustainability-at-christmas
– MoDiP projects: https://www.modip.ac.uk/projects
– A curator’s guide to plastics: https://www.modip.ac.uk/projects/curators-guide-plastics

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Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson, Solange Masher and Panagiotis (Panos) Morfis.

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S16E04: Heritage Trust Network Youth Forum Takeover

In this takeover special folks from the Heritage Trust Network Youth Forum get real about being emerging and early career professionals in heritage: sharing thoughts on resilience, broad skill sets, and whether or not we’re over the whole ‘digital’ thing. Are we maybe done with instant gratification? Also tune in for a book review from Liz!

00:13 BevArt update!
01:45 Introducing our takeover crew
02:55 Meet Grace, Becca, Emily, and Kate
13:46 How do you get experience?
20:01 Discovering a hidden community
26:38 Let’s talk digitisation in heritage
42:02 Our own collections
44:35 Review: Gesina ter Borch

Show Notes:
– BevArt: https://www.bev.art/
– Heritage Trust Network Youth Forum: https://heritagetrustnetwork.org.uk/heritage-trust-network-youth-forum/
– Gesina ter Borch by Adam Eaker: https://shop.getty.edu/products/gesina-ter-borch-978-1606069462

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S16E03: Local Little Museums

Join us as we all share the love for the smaller museums out there by visiting somewhere local (to each of us) or ditty (if we were on holiday). Come along to five wonderful little museums!

01:03 Solange visits Derwent Pencil Museum
09:52 Phedra goes to the Museum of Greek Refugees
24:33 Liz visits the Our Lord in the Attic Museum
34:17 Kloe goes to Shibden Hall
44:00 Jenny visits the Dylan Thomas Boathouse

Show Notes:
– Derwent Pencil Museum: https://www.derwentart.com/en-gb/c/about/company/derwent-pencil-museum
– The Museum of Greek Refugees: https://www.visitkavala.gr/en/sightseeing/museum-greek-refugees/
– Our Lord in the Attic Museum: https://opsolder.nl/en/museum-our-lord-in-the-attic/
– Shibden Hall: https://museums.calderdale.gov.uk/visit/shibden-hall
– Dylan Thomas Boathouse: https://cofgar.wales/venues/dylan-thomas-boathouse/

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S16E02: Choosing a Specialism

Jenny, Liz and Solange tackle the age old question: how do you choose a conservation specialism? How did we find ours and what should you consider? Also tune in for a review of the new edition of ‘Culture is Bad for You’ from Jenny!

00:31 Kloe and Phedra are on maternity leave
01:24 How Solange found books
05:57 Do we begin with the craft?
08:55 Solange accidentally introduces someone to conservation
13:09 Let’s teach kids repair skills!
15:28 How Liz found paintings
19:25 Jenny’s refusal to stick to any one thing
25:45 Don’t be afraid to reach out!
27:49 Have any listeners switched specialisms?
33:04 But objects is a specialism!
34:40 How to narrow the possibilities
43:19 Skill shortages and ‘safe bets’
46:17 Review: Culture is Bad for You (new edition)

Show Notes:
– Culture is Bad for You – Inequality in the Cultural and Creative Industries: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526177810/

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Hosted by Solange Masher, Liz Hébert, and Jenny Mathiasson.

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S16E01: Heritage Skills

Liz and Solange are joined by Mary Lewis, head of craft sustainability at Heritage Crafts. Where does conservation and craft overlap? Let’s talk it out! Also tune in for a book review from Jenny.

00:24 Sponsorship news, hooray!
01:57 Meet Mary
05:53 Kindling crafts and their benefits
07:44 Intangible cultural heritage and the fetishisation of objects
11:45 Endangered crafts
17:19 Being human and using your hands
24:40 Overlap between making and repairing or maintaining
30:32 Woes of making a living
35:42 Shortages in conservation and crafts
42:58 What’s the next big craft trend?
48:44 Review: Conservation of Plaster Casts

Show Notes:
– BevArt: https://www.bev.art/
– Heritage Crafts: https://www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/
– A little about Mary: https://www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/staff/mary-lewis/
– Ratification of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/united-kingdom-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-ratifies-2003-convention-safeguarding-intangible
– The Red List of Endangered Crafts: https://www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/skills/redlist/
– List of Living National Treasures of Japan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Living_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(crafts)
– Stone carving podcast mentioned by Solange: https://sites.libsyn.com/442152
– Conservation of Plaster Casts: https://archetype.co.uk/our-titles/conservation-of-plaster-casts/?id=436

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Hosted by Solange Masher, Liz Hébert, and Mary Lewis.

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