Jeanette Lewis
- Sep 30, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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Jeanette Lewis
- Aug 21, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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Jeanette Lewis
- Jun 1, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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Jeanette Lewis
- Mar 11, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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Jeanette Lewis
- Feb 13, 2022
- 3 min
Restoring Vision
In Russia, a gallery security guard on his very first day at work, added eyes to the blank features of Anna Leporskyas’ painting entitled...
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Jeanette Lewis
- Dec 6, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Jeanette Lewis
- Sep 4, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Jeanette Lewis
- Apr 22, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Jeanette Lewis
- Sep 8, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Jeanette Lewis
- Apr 7, 2018
- 2 min
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....
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Jeanette Lewis
- Mar 31, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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Jeanette Lewis
- Mar 15, 2018
- 2 min
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...
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Jeanette Lewis
- Nov 7, 2017
- 2 min
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...
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Jeanette Lewis
- Oct 28, 2016
- 3 min
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...
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Jeanette Lewis
- Jul 5, 2016
- 1 min
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"...
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