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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=208 style="border-right: 2px solid #336699;" BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03c8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0c6968e0.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="142" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bio"><B>Bio</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id97.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Outdoor Sculpture"><B>Outdoor Sculpture</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Patina Types"><B>Patina Types</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Maintenance and Restoration"><B>Maintenance and Restoration</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Debbie Bakel"><B>Contact Debbie Bakel</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><B>Links</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Patinas by Debbie Bakel"><B>Hom</B></A><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Patinas by Debbie Bakel"><B>e</B></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 style=" border-bottom: 2px solid #336699;" BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03d8dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> Patinas by Debbie Bakel</div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03d8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I><B>Bio</B></I></div> <div> Debbie Bakel has been a self-employed, independent patineur for 8 years and is currently working directly with individual artists as well as working with foundries. </div> <div> Debbie's twenty years of patina experience include 5 years working as  head of the Patina department for Bronze Services of Loveland, Colorado. She has also spent the last fourteen years working with Master Patineur and Conservator Pat Kipper, in the fields of Monumental patination and the maintenance and conservation of outdoor sculpture. </div> <bR> <div> Debbie's experience has allowed her to become proficient in the use of many chemicals including, but not limited to, Silver Nitrate, Bismuth Nitrate, Sodium Thio Sulfate, Cupric Nitrate, Ferric Nitrate, and various oxides. These chemicals allow her to create a broad range of effects that can mimic Marble or Granite, as well as provide beautiful mottled textures. They can also provide the means to produce more traditional patinas such as French Brown and all of its many variations.</div> <div> If you would like to talk to Debbie about your patina needs, please proceed to the <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Debbie Bakel"><I><B>Contact Debbie</B></I></A></FONT> page of this web site.</div> <bR> <div> Debbie's public patinas and maintenace work include:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a730077011866663300.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">St. Andrews Golf Course -St. Andrews, Scotland</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a730077011866663300.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Museum - Normandy, France</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a730077011866663300.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Benson Park Sculpture Garden - Loveland, Colorado</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a730077011866663300.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">City of Vail -  Vail, Colorado</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a730077011866663300.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Cabella's Sporting Goods- Denver, Colorado</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a730077011866663300.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">City of Estes Park - Estes Park, Colorado</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a730077011866663300.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Fairmont Cemetary - Denver, Colorado</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>