It’s time to place Nativity scene orders
“Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and...
Special offers on statues for Easter Week
The holiest time of the year is nearly upon us. To celebrate, Mazzolini Artcraft is offering special prices on array of statues for Easter Week. These fiberglass-resin statues are affordable, easy to move and maintain, and resilient, but they are not mass-produced....
Original bronze statue of Greek-Italian-American artist Constantino Brumidi
We worked with our partner Art Studio Demetz in Italy and with the Foundation of Hellenism in America on an original bronze statue of Constantino Brumidi, a Greek-Italian immigrant whose prodigious work as a painter earned him the nickname “Michaelangelo of America.”...
Custom carved coat of arms for Catholic bishop
We worked with our partner Art Studio Demetz in Italy on this custom carved-wood representation of the coat of arms for Bishop James F. Checchio of the Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey. Ecclesiastical heraldry, as it’s known, began in medieval Europe “as a system for...
Recent mosaic projects for Catholic parishes
Mosaic art predates Christianity, and has been a staple of Christian art since at least the 4th Century. Our partner Art Studio Demetz in Italy still uses Old World methods to create mosaics, with tesserae (pieces) that are produced by hand on the island of Murano,...
“A woman of exceptional love”: St. Gianna Beretta Molla
Every May, St. Catherine of Siena Church in Manhattan hosts a St. Gianna Mass for couples struggling with infertility and miscarriages. The name of the event refers to Gianna Beretta Molla, an Italian pediatrician, [who] was pregnant with her fourth child when she was...
St. Expedite, “the patron saint of procrastinators”
If you’ve never heard of St. Expedite, you might think the name is a joke. But he’s quite real, and still popular in certain parts of the world — and among procrastinators everywhere. A recent article at Patheos.com reminded us about St. Expedite, whose actual name...
Original bronze statue of St. Cecilia
We worked with our partner Art Studio Demetz in Italy on an original bronze statue of St. Cecilia for the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia motherhouse in Nashville, Tennessee. Custom statues are individual works of art. The artist starts with a pencil sketch based on...
Custom marble statue of Our Lady of Lourdes
We worked with our partner Art Studio Demetz in Italy on an original, five-foot-tall marble statue of Our Lady of Lourdes for St. Brigid Catholic Church in John’s Creek, Georgia. Art Studio Demetz obtains marble from the quarries of Tuscany, one of which was used by...
Custom carved-wood statue of St. Wilfrid of York
We worked with our partner Art Studio Demetz on a custom, carved-wood statue of St. Wilfrid of York, for a parish by the same name in Woonsocket, South Dakota. Wilfrid (634-709) was “one of the greatest English saints, a monk and bishop who was outstanding in bringing...