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...
Custom carved wood Coesfeld cross
We worked with our partner Art Studio Demetz on a custom, carved wood Coesfeld cross for Notre Dame Academy in Park Hills, Kentucky. The design is based loosely on the original Coesfeld cross, which was carved in the 14th century and today resides at the Church of St....
“They helped us imagine what angels look like”: The role artists can play in the Church in dark times
Loyola Marymount University, a Los Angeles-based Catholic university rooted in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions, is hosting an art exhibit on a surprising topic: the Church’s sex abuse scandal. Artist Tricia McKillen, a native of Belfast, Northern Ireland, told...