by Frank Lewis | Aug 9, 2019 | Blog
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...
by Frank Lewis | Mar 6, 2019 | Blog
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...
by Frank Lewis | Feb 25, 2019 | Blog, Uncategorized
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....
by Frank Lewis | Oct 29, 2018 | Blog
On October 14, Pope Francis canonized seven new saints, including Pope Paul VI, who led the Church from 1963 to 1978, and Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was assassinated while celebrating Mass in 1980. Brief biographies of them and the other new saints are available...
by Frank Lewis | Aug 2, 2018 | Blog
Mazzonlini Artcraft worked with our partner Art Studio Demetz of Italy on an original, carved wood crucifix for Holy Family Catholic Church in Hilton Head, South Carolina. The corpus is 10 feet tall, and the crucifix is 20 feet and weighs about 1,000 pounds. Hanging...