I've just uploaded a series of 4 items, called I heart Kuwait. Yesterday, the curator pulled me aside to mention she thought that our buddy in the photos was suffering from mold damage. After some highly scientific investigation, I determined that there wasn't a mold problem, there was a 'some people's kids' problem. Ickybob here is displayed standing in kitty litter, to represent the sand in the desert (and the kitty litter has the secondary characteristic of being moisture-absorbing, which is a pretty good thing considering our fluctuating humidity!). Kids were reaching in, grabbing handfuls of the stuff, and pitching it at him! I wasted no time in cracking out a vacuum (HEPA filtered, always), a soft-bristle brush, a bone-folder, and a dust mask (health and safety first!) and got down to work.

The 4 items uploaded represent the photo documentation I did on this work, which incidentally, reminded me that I have to really work on consistency on my photo documentation- there's a few 'close to, but not really that much like the first photo'. "Close-Up" is the worst, and "Water Bottle (holder)" is probably the best. I'll have to start printing up a quickie contact sheet after I take my 'before' shots to have some guidance for my 'after' shots.

I heart Kuwait: Intro [link]
I heart Kuwait: Close-Up [link]
I heart Kuwait: Left Shoulder [link]
I heart Kuwait: Water Bottle [link]