By By Samantha Lim, Staff Writer
Time halts under the skilled hands of Jonathan Sherman. Works of art are sent to the conservator for him to perform his magic. His job is not to restore youth to the artwork, but to help them age gracefully. Sherman understands the importance of respecting the original artist’s vision.
“It’s not your goal to make something better. If something’s not very good, it’s ok. You’re just preserving it,” he said. “You have to be very creative to improvise and figure out how to preserve things that are falling apart and that you can’t