Jeanette Lewis
Mar 11, 20223 min read
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
Nov 1, 20212 min read
Facing up to Plaster
Art and ancestors My dad didn't want me to work with plaster as he had done. He said it was messy and dusty and he wanted something...
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Jeanette Lewis
Sep 13, 20213 min read
Master of the Blue Crucifixes
The crucifix painted by the Master of the Blue Crucifixes was discovered by an art collector in a convent garbage skip! Little did the...
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Jeanette Lewis
Apr 22, 20214 min read
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
Dec 30, 20203 min read
Our Lady of Lourdes restored for St. Walburgers
Artists throughout the ages have striven to depict the beauty of the Blessed Virgin. In many paintings and sculptures, her face expresses...
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Jeanette Lewis
Sep 22, 20202 min read
St. Anthony's Book
St. Anthony is a familiar figure in our churches, he either holds loaves of bread, or is depicted holding a book, with the infant Christ...
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Jeanette Lewis
Nov 16, 20182 min read
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...
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Jeanette Lewis
Apr 7, 20182 min read
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 15, 20182 min read
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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