Johnson & Griffiths is a full service art conservation, architectural restoration & decorative arts studio. Our experienced team of artists, artisans & conservators develops tailored solutions to unique decorative arts challenges of all shapes, ages & sizes.
Jeffrey B. Johnson, Principal
Jeff is an artist, conservator, paint analyst, decorative painter, designer, gilder, clock maker’s apprentice, and preservation project manager with more than 33 years of experience in the decorative arts and historic preservation field.
Jacintha Clark, Conservator, Project Manager, Lead Decorator
Jacintha has her MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, post-baccalaureate from the Maryland Institute College of Art and completed a residency at the Penland School of Crafts. She possesses extensive training in the fine, decorative and applied arts with a proficient working knowledge and experience in a wide range of materials and fabrication techniques including: Blacksmithing and welding (MIG, TIG, Torch, and Forge),Faux Finishing, Wood Graining, Marbling, Stencils, trompe l’oiel, set design…She has exhibited her personal fine art internationally. She is currently lead decorative painter on J&G’s interior restoration projects
Racheal Boles, Conservator, Artist, Decorative Painter
Racheal is an artist, conservator, decorative painter, designer, gilder, and preservation project manager with more than 35 years of experience in the decorative arts and historic preservation field. Rachael worked more than 10 years on the restoration of the interior of the PA State Capitol building. Most recently, Racheal was one of the lead restorers, decorative painters, and conservators on our restoration/conservation of the PA Governor’s Offices in the State Capitol Building, as well as the ornate decorative spaces with the PA Forum Building.
Dusty James, Projects Coordinator
Dusty brings an extensive skill set to J&G, ranging from project management to decorative painting, plaster restoration and even large site plumbing, electrical and carpentry work. As projects coordinator for J&G, Dusty has contributed to an ever-growing list of projects, including the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury’s Conference room, Washington, D.C., serving as project manager on the restoration of Penn State’s Old Main, overseeing cleaning and conservation of marble statuary at St. Mary’s and St. Philip’s churches in Lancaster, PA, serving as a conservation technician on the Finance Building mural and providing ancillary and primary support on the Rittenhouse Plaza restoration project.
Theodore Holland, Chief Microscopist, Paint Analyst
Ted has a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from the Union Institute—Cincinnati, Ohio, 1993 and an M.L.S. in Museum Studies and Anthropology from the University of Oklahoma—Norman, Oklahoma, 1987. Ted has more than 25 years of decorative arts and painting conservation experience. Holland trained at the McCrone Research Institute in Chicago, IL, where he completed courses in forensic examination of building materials, photomicrography, and microscopy for conservators.
Britta Braught, Conservator/Church Decorator
Britta Braught has come to Johnson & Griffiths by way of Germany. Britta has 20 years of experience working as a conservator and restorer of churches, castles, historic buildings, paintings, sculpture and objects. She completed a rigorous three year traditional apprenticeship as a Kirchenmaler (literally translated ‘church painter’) that included training in a conservation and decorative painting studio and studying the history, materials and traditional techniques of the decorative and applied arts at the Städtische Berufsschule für Farbe und Gestaltung (School for Paint and Design) in Munich, Germany. Britta has an encyclopedic knowledge and working experience of the vast array of materials and techniques of conservation and the decorative and applied arts including: Fine art conservation (paintings, frames, sculpture…cleaning, repair, in-painting and varnish), gilding (water gilding, oil gilding, wax gilding, verre eglomise “glass gilding”…), paint (whitewash, casein, tempera, distemper, oil, watercolor, acrylic…), traditional lime-based materials (plaster, stucco…).
John Rita, Chief Conservator
John is a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. John is also an artist, paint analyst, decorative painter, designer, gilder, and project manager with more than 40 years of experience in the decorative arts and historic preservation field.
Sharnee Burnett, Conservation Technician, Decorative Painter
Sharnee is an artist, designer, and artisan, and has quickly become an integral part of the J&G team. Sharnee is a skilled wood and metals refinisher, as well as a talented decorative painter and artist. She was a valuable part of the team that restored the Pennsylvania Governor’s Office historic woodwork; restored and conserved the Pennsylvania State Library ceiling; restored the wood and brass elements within the Pennsylvania State Forum Executive and Chairman’s Suites.
Bethany Endicott Gill, Conservation Technician, Decorative Painter, Horologist
Bethany’s primary role at J&G is maintaining the more than 200 historic clocks throughout the PA Capitol Complex. For the past two years, she has been apprenticing with master horologist, Robert Rodgers, learning how to diagnose and repair problems with the historic timepieces. She also hand-winds the clocks weekly within legislator’ s private offices, as well as attending to regular scheduled cleaning and oiling of the mechanisms. Bethany is also an integral and multi-talented part of the J&G conservation and restoration teams that restored the ornate spaces of the PA Governor’s Office, PA State Library ceiling, and PA Forum Building.
Phillip Wells, Woodworker, Conservation Technician/LEED Green Associate
Phil is an artist, designer, carpenter, art handler and furniture maker. He is an experienced contractor with skills ranging from masonry repair to creating custom kitchens and is committed to craftsmanship and professional growth in the green building field. He also has extensive experience in theater production, set fabrication, scenic painting, custom props, displays, installations and museum exhibits.
Phil's goal is to promote sustainability, environmental awareness and social responsibility. While demonstrating a deep understanding of the most current green principles, practices, and products. He is a member of the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and is working towards his LEED AP credentials for Existing Buildings, and Building Design and Construction (BD+C).
Terri Hoffman, Decorative Painter, Artist, Conservation Technician
Terri possesses a vast and diverse wealth of knowledge and experience in the decorative and applied arts. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theater from Hofstra University, and has worked extensively as a scenic artist. Terri also has more than 20 years of experience in historic preservation, including decorative painting, wood finishing, and gilding. She was a team member responsible for the interior restoration of the ornate spaces of the PA State Capitol Building. Most recently, Terri was an integral part of J&G’s restoration of the PA Governor’s Office woodwork, as well as the restoration and conservation of the ornate spaces within the historic PA Forum Building.
Robert Rodgers, Horologist, Clock Repairer
Bob Rogers has been repairing clocks for more that 50 years. He learned the clock repair trade from his father, who was trained at Bowman Technical School of Watch and Clock Repair in Lancaster, PA. Bob apprenticed with his father for nearly 10 years before taking over the family business, Rogers Clock Service, in 1980. Bob repairs and maintains tower clocks in county courthouses in Pennsylvania as well as many tower clocks up and down the east coast. In addition, his shop in Linglestown, PA has been continuously repairing wall and mantle clocks as well as grandfather and tall case clocks for more that 50 years.
Bob has conducted scheduled in-studio cleaning, on-site oiling, service calls, and general maintenance of the PA Capitol Clocks since August 2018 for J&G’s work on the “Clock Preservation Maintenance” Project.