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
- May 9, 2017
- 2 min
St. Patrick Smiles Again
The head teacher of St.Patrick's catholic school asked if we could restore the statue of their patron saint which had once stood outside...
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Jeanette Lewis
- Oct 29, 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 6, 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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