Pieta memorial
A Pieta statue which holds dear memories for parishioners is restored
Jeanette Lewis
Jun 12 min read
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Art of Surrender
People ask how did I get started in this type of work. My best answer would be that I began by reading books like "Trustful Surrender to...
Jeanette Lewis
Sep 30, 20223 min read
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The Wimple with a pimple
Restoring a neo gothic saint - or two... When the statue of Saint Teresa of Avila arrived she was wearing some uncharacteristic green...
Jeanette Lewis
Aug 21, 20222 min read
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st. Joseph & infant Jesus Antique church statue
A gift from a son We were asked to restore this carved wooden statue of Saint Joseph and the child Jesus by a local man, who had bought...
Jeanette Lewis
Jun 1, 20222 min read
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Nodding Angel restored
This nodding angel made everyone who saw it in my repair shop smile. Smiles are something we have all missed, having worn masks for far...
Jeanette Lewis
Mar 11, 20223 min read
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Our Lady of Victories statue restored
About the school's statue This statue of Our Lady of Victories stood above the main doors of an old school building. We were asked to...
Jeanette Lewis
Dec 6, 20212 min read
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A golden quill
Statue of St. Ambrose. The sandstone statue of St. Ambrose standing in the corner of the sanctuary holds a book and writing quill. The...
Jeanette Lewis
Sep 4, 20212 min read
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Our Lady of Lourdes - restored for St. Peter in chains
The first statue of Our Lady of Lourdes The statue at the grotto of Lourdes is the work of sculptor Joseph-Hughes Fabisch. He was...
Jeanette Lewis
Apr 22, 20214 min read
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Changing Colours
Restoring a statue of Saint Joan of Arc. Restoring Statue of Saint Joan Visionary & Martyr We are much accustomed to seeing St. Joan...
Jeanette Lewis
Sep 9, 20202 min read
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Gothic Stations of the Cross
Carved in Belgium 1858, restored in the U.K. 2018 ​Father wanted his Gothic stations of the cross to look as beautiful as possible....
Jeanette Lewis
Apr 8, 20182 min read
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Nativity Shepherd With Broken Flute restored
Praise Him with Strings and Pipe! This Nativity shepherd is from a 40 inch plaster nativity set. It had become rather grubby and damaged...
Jeanette Lewis
Apr 1, 20181 min read
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Rediscovering Maison Rafl
Appreciation for the art of Saint Supplice One producer of religious statuary, which I encounter often, is "Maison Raffl". The studio had...
Jeanette Lewis
Mar 15, 20182 min read
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Pieta Statue Restored
This lovely Pieta, originally by Meyers of Munich, had last been polychromed in the 1930's (The decorative artist had dated his work to...
Jeanette Lewis
Nov 7, 20172 min read
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Birmingham Oratory Crucifix Restoration
It was a cold wet morning in early March when we drove into the greyness of the Oratory car park. Passing under the archway into...
Jeanette Lewis
Oct 29, 20163 min read
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Madonna Statue Needs a Hand
When Fr. Simon brought this statue to us for repair, it came with lots of "extras"... "Extra" layers of paint, "extra" dust, and "extra"...
Jeanette Lewis
Jul 6, 20161 min read
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