Nora Lockshin came to WSW as a studio intern with a background in illustration and papermaking. After her internship she began studying chemistry for conservation and working as a book binder and conservator. Nora has since earned her MSLIS and a certificate in the Preservation and Conservation of Library and Archival Materials from the University of Texas, Austin. She currently works as a paper conservator at the Smithsonian Center for Archives Conservation. She lives in Baltimore.