People

Hi there!

I’m marta estadella colomé, a Sculpture Conservator specialized in gilded and polychromed wood.

I am especially interested in the stratigraphical study of polychromy on sculptures, the structural support conservation of wooden objects as well as in cleaning methodologies. I have broad experience in the elaboration of digital drawings and diagrams for conservation documentation: technique, polychromy reconstruction and conservation assessment.

I really love sharing resources by/for our professional field.

This was my first 1-year project newsletter, where I shared all my love for polychrome wooden sculpture conservation and study.

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I am also interested in giving back to the community by helping other conservators with professional mentorship (something that I really-really wish existed many years ago):
— Mentorship Zoom sessions (as well as Pro Bono ones)
— the new 1-year project free newsletter, called Feedback For Conservators

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I am a member of the FFCR and AEAE. Former ICOM-CC Sculpture, Polychromy and Architectural Decorations Working Group Assistant Coordinator.

📩 info@martaestadella.com

P.S. For work enquiries or zoom sessions, email-me. Also, don’t be shy. You can always email just to say hi! it is nice also to meet other colleagues and future ones ;)

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Authors of guest posts - Autors/es convidats/des:


Vincenzo Amato / Newsletter 10

Vincenzo is an Italian conservator and restorer of paintings and polychrome wooden sculpture, currently undertaking his PhD at the University of Florence, focused on volatile binding medias as alternatives to the use of Cyclododecane for temporary consolidation of polychromy. Check his post:

La newsletter del divendres #10 — The Friday's newsletter #10 // Edició especial: un restaurador convidat. Vincenzo Amato i un Crist medieval amb la llengüa mòbil — Special edition: a guess conservator. Vincenzo Amato and a medieval Christ with a movable tongue 👅

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Ksenija Škarić / Newsletter 20

Ksenija is a consultant conservator-restorer in the Croatian Conservation Institute specialized in polychrome wooden sculpture. Deeply interested in the wooden sculpture polychromy, she focused her PhD on “Polychromy and Polychromers of 17th and 18th Century Altars in Northwest Croatia”. Check her post:

La newsletter del divendres #20 — The Friday's newsletter #20 // Edició especial: una restauradora convidada. Ksenija Škarić i un Crist croata negre que sagnava — Special edition: a guest conservator. Ksenija Škarić and a Croatian black bleeding Christ🩸

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Silke Beisiegel / Newsletter 26

Silke is a freelance paintings and polychrome sculpture conservator from Germany. She focused her PhD on the presentation of Hermann Prell’s research into painting techniques and a description of materials and techniques he used, and she’s passionate about the conservation and study of polychromed wooden sculpture. Check her post:

La newsletter #26 Edició nadalenca — The newsletter #26 Holidays edition — Polychromed wooden sculpture in Germany: a little overview and free resources

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Sara Santana de Sá / Newsletter 27

Sara is a researcher and paintings and polychrome sculpture conservator from Portugal. Her PhD focused on the materials and techniques of the polychromy of Portuguese medieval sculpture in wood and stone. Currently, she continues to do research on this subject at NOVA School of Science and Technology (Lisbon). Check her post:

La newsletter #27 Edició nadalenca — The newsletter #26 Holidays edition — Polychromed wooden sculpture in Portugal: a little overview and free resources

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Social Media difussion - Difussió a les Xarxes Socials


Maria Vicente is a paintings conservator graduate from the Superior School of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage (Madrid, Spain). She has always had a deep interest in working on international projects within the roles of management and preliminary research technical study for the conservation project conception. After working in countries such as Spain, the Netherlands, and Australia; she is currently studying her second Master's in Archaeometry and Materials Science at ARCHMAT.

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