Email: [email protected]
Phone number: (250) 634-2524
Your Location: Victoria – Fairfield
Company or Affiliation: Ross Bay Villa Restoration Project -Â a TLC
The Land Conservancy of BC heritage property
Website: about the Oilcloth Project… http://blog.conservancy.bc.ca/2011/09/mark-your-name-in-history-tlc’s-oilcloth-project/
Other contact info: presenters – Lisa Preston and
Simone Vogel-Horridge
Your Awesome Shit: Ross Bay Villa, one of the oldest homes in
Victoria, sits tucked away on Fairfield Road across from the Ross
Bay cemetery – a beautiful Gothic Revival style house from the 1860’s,
with an intriguing history. A group of dedicated volunteers has been
working to restore Ross Bay Villa to its original charm since TLC saved it
from demolition in 1999. The newest project involves creating a 13 by 7
foot, handcrafted oilcloth for the front entrance hall of the Villa.
The oilcloth is based on an actual 1860’s oilcloth design and boasts six
colours and intricate patterns. Simone Vogel-Horridge, an expert in art
conservation and restoration, leads the oilcloth project with the utmost
care. Researching the 1860’s era and the history of the original family of
Ross Bay Villa has been crucial for designing an appropriate piece. The
manufacturing of the oilcloth involves several extensive processes
including: silk screening, stencilling, graining, and painting details by
hand. We estimate that $750 will be required to purchase all the necessary
paint and materials to complete the oilcloth. We are off to a great
start and have volunteers at the ready but are short of the funds to complete
this project.
Your Bio: Simone Vogel-Horridge is a fine arts and
heritage conservator. For over ten years she has abandoned her young
family most Saturdays to volunteer at Ross Bay Villa. Lisa Preston has a
background in Interior Design and has been volunteering on the Ross
Bay Villa restoration project since 2006. She can be found at the Villa on
most Saturdays willfully neglecting unfinished renovation work on her own
home. There have been over a hundred volunteers who have spent
thousands of hours over the last 10 years on research and restoration of
the Villa. Our current core group of volunteers comprises: students,
public servants, historians, conservators, homemakers, gardeners,
carpenters, and many others passionate about keeping the past alive.
Anything else you think we should know: more about Ross Bay Villa
here… http://blog.conservancy.bc.ca/properties/vancouver-island-region/ross-bay-villa/