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...

WHO IS THE GREEN DRAGON? I have listened with a passing interest to some of the posturing of the Cop 26 attendees, as they make claims...

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...

The above image is from a crucifix painted by the Master of the Blue Crucifixes. It was discovered by an art collector in the 1800's who...

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...

Artists throughout the ages have striven to depict the beauty of the Blessed Virgin. In many paintings and sculptures, her face expresses...

I recall a visit to the local Tate Modern gallery with a group of fellow students, many years ago. Confused by the inscrutable exhibits,...

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...

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...

Carved in Belgium 1858, restored in the U.K. 2018 ​Father wanted his Gothic stations of the cross to look as beautiful as possible....

Appreciation for the art of Saint Supplice One producer of religious statuary, which I encounter often, is "Maison Raffl". The studio had...