

Our Lady's Dowry
And Prayer for the conversion of England. In 1381, England was troubled by the peasants revolt against their landlords. The 14 year old...
Jeanette Lewis
Aug 29, 20203 min read
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A Disarming Bambino
Restoring a Baby Jesus figure This Bambino was produced by Maison Rafl studio. Its broken arm had been covered in a resinous clay, which...
Jeanette Lewis
Aug 25, 20201 min read
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How Saints Are Made
Making a statue of St. Catherine of Alexandria Making the statue of St. Catherine of Alexandria Earlier this year,(2017) Reverend Hall...
Jeanette Lewis
Nov 18, 20183 min read
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The Pelican symbol in Catholic Art
Just before we closed business for Christmas in 2018, we were invited to St. Joseph's to set up the newly built stable and crib figures...
Jeanette Lewis
Nov 16, 20182 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 7, 20182 min read
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Hands on Heart
This statue of the Sacred Heart was purchased to complement the figure of Our Lady either side of a sanctuary. It seemed a good fit....
Jeanette Lewis
Apr 3, 20181 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
Mar 31, 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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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...
Jeanette Lewis
May 8, 20172 min read
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