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and sprang to life again, another unexpected life save for the Carousel. Development regulations eased and the park Carousel project sprang to life
again...back to work. “When we moved from Manhattan, I decided to resume work on
the Carousel. I found passionate artists to work with me and we spent several years in a studio working on the restoration.” She smiles and continues, “I had carefully documented all the information that I had uncovered years before with detailed photographs, color matches and drawings. This information was now strictly followed when we repainted the Carousel. The horse skins and coat colors were rendered with true representation and detail, as they were when they were originally painted in 1922.” “The second phase, and definitely the longest, was the attempt
to discover, document, and possibly preserve the original paint on the 48 horses and two chariots. I had hoped to be able to keep the horses in their factory paint, but was eventually convinced that it was not possible. Much of the paint was fragile and the surface of most of the horses was rough and needed too much repair. Once
again, I did precise matches of the factory colors, and traced, drew and photographed everything I uncovered. I worked scraping paint off the horses, sporadically over the course of about 16 years.” “When I began the third phase, I had moved into a new studio in June,
2004. It was large enough to accommodate the entire Carousel, in pieces.” “Repairs were made. Cracks and badly worn surfaces were filled
with fillers and epoxies. The horses were then lightly sanded, and a coat of fine quality shellac was applied to create a barrier between the old fragile paint and the soon to be applied new paint. There were a few major necessary repairs to be made. One missing glass eye needed to be restored and several broken legs and feet had to be created and replaced. A sculptress who worked with me was experienced with casting, so rather than carve new legs; she cast them from the other horses and molded them in a lightweight but strong resin material. We then affixed them with epoxy and stainless steel rods for strength.” Jane simply lights up talking about the labor of love she had
undertaken. “The highly decorative and beautifully carved trappings (saddles, bridles and saddle pads) were faithfully restored, repainted in
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