Religious sculpture plaster restoration and painting project

Plaster and painting restoration of Catholic stations of the cross at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Elko New Market, MN.

[@bluesea7453]

Amazing job on all of them. The arm is Christ is a great size and proportion . Excellent job on all of them .

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Thank you

[@clementramon8589]

Bless you. Love your heart and work. I worked on saints for friends. Now been asked by people to restore their family saints. Good feeling when its all done. Thank you for sharing.

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Thank you🥰

[@joaniewaller6504]

Thank you for using your gift for this church. Most certainly you have earned graces for heaven.

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Thank you for your kind words

[@prtimmer1]

I am restoring some plaster statues at the moment, and watching a number of KZbin videos and I find yours the most inspirational. Thank you

[@marilynhorst6004]

This is very helpful and validating for me. I and other woman have just finished restoring the same Stations. We approached them very similarly as you did. We had repairs and re-fabrications as well. In fact, I created the exact same hand for Jesus. Your work is beautiful.

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Thanks! I'm so glad that you also restored these kind of statues. They are so old and beautiful. I'm glad this was helpful.

[@celsojoven3525]

Parich office

[@jimleasure8579]

WELL DONE!!! From one artist to another, your work is beautiful and elegant. Thank you God for her talent and thank you for your gift to humanity.

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Wow! What a nice comment. Thank you so much. Thank you for the prayer

[@stephencraig7130]

I also repair church statues. This is a wonderful video. Blessing's to you for all you did. I love doing this kind of work.

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Thank you. That means a lot to me. I love it too.

[@rayjrodriguez5655]

Hi Stephen Hi Denise, do you guys have contact info that you can share. I have a statue of Our Lady Of Guadalupe that I'd like to restore. By the way Denise beautiful work god bless you!

[@JoineeJoan]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge ! The result of your restauration work is absolutely beautiful ! I only started a month ago with the restauration of plaster christmas nativities. Very satisfying, and it brings me a lot of peace of mind

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Thanks for your kind words. I wish you all the success with your projects.

[@ronalddiebold6277]

beautiful work! I can tell it was a labor of love and faith!

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Thank you. I appreciate your kind words.

[@BrushworksStatueRestoration]

Beautiful work! Congratulations Denise! (Big thumbs up!)

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Thank you❤

[@boris1932]

Fantastic job!

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Thanks

[@boris1932]

You're welcome. I am going to have to repair a 1933 Popeye chalk ware statue and your vid's have been very helpful.@@DeniseHoukMedia

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

@@boris1932 that sounds fun!

[@leyteparoleandprobationoff9591]

love watching this kind of stuff

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Thanks

[@boombox2a]

Awesome!

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Thanks!

[@ken_doll_fan]

What a wonderful job. It is amazing. Congratulatios.

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Thank you. I appreciate your feedback

[@heatherbeck4186]

Gorgeous!

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Thank you

[@ML-is6pn]

Glad to see you know what you are doing. However, plaster should never be outside because moisture, heat and humidity damage it and causing mildew under the paint. Nice job.

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Chalkware IS plaster.

[@gretchenpeterson9077]

Well done! I am looking for information on doing a little bit of touchup on a few of our church's antique nativity figures; no pieces are seriously damaged, just a few nicks out of robes and a sheep is missing an ear. The majority of the repairs will be paint touchups, but for the deeper damages, what type of plaster do you recommend? Pottery plaster #1? Hydrocal? I feel like some sort of putty would be "just right" to fill in the spots. Not too runny, easily sculptable. Thoughts?

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

For small repairs any of the things you mentioned will work.

[@pradeepperera312]

❤

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Thank you

[@gmacari416]

Awesome job! I am restoring a small plaster statue given to me. I have a few questions what type of soap did you use to clean? and also , once a remove any loose paint, do I have to use primer on the statue or can I paint over the old paint?

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

All of that depends on what you have... get some q-tips and find a small spot where, if the product you're using removes the paint it won't do much damage. Primer is always a plus especially if your using acrylics. Acrylic is basically like painting with plastic. It likes to peel off. It needs something to "bite" into. It also doesn't like to stick to plaster. Sanding with a fine grade sanding sponge also helps.

[@clintshaw45]

Great work. I've been asked to restore a statue and I had a difficult time hearing the type of paint you used in the video. Would you mind sharing the exact paint and varnish you used for the project?

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Any acrylic will work once it's sealed

[@yasminedeleenheer9149]

Beautiful! Did you sand the areas where the paint peeled off afterwards so that the difference wasn't visible when painting over? Or did you paint over the flaked parts immediately? I am restoring a sculpture where the paint has flaked off and I am afraid that this will always remain visible when I repaint it

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Peel off as much paint as you can. If it's loose and you paint over it, it won't be long and you'll have flaking paint. Sand after that and then patch it with joint compound/ plaster mix. The foundation work sometimes takes longer than the painting. It's worth it though.

[@JulieClausen-bn6hj]

Hi Denise. I just got a beautiful virgin Mary very old chalk/ plaster statue. It has quite a bit of damage and some of the plaster is very fragile where paint has come away. What is the best product to use to strengthen the fragile plaster( its kind of like honeycombed if that makes sense ..? I don't want to repaint it. I like it's age and it's story in that, but I do want to preserve it so it doesn't get any worse. It is very dull, which I also like. So do t want anything shiny that will ruin it's look. Can I maybe send you some pics? And get some advice please? Thank you! Regards.... Julie.. in New Zealand 😊

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

I'm sorry but I don't really know. There are some very flat varnishes, but I've not stabilized an entire statue.

[@ging3rdragon]

At the moment I’m I’m restoring a baby Jesus. No problems on the gluing pieces together or sculpting them, the issue is the acrylic paint is not sticking to the plaster. I heard you say oil paint will work?

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

It's not sticking to the raw plaster or the older part? You can find me on Facebook to dm me.

[@jeaniestebbins8324]

I was asked to restore an infant of Prague statue. Never did this before. It’s an indoor statue. Needs some paint touch up. Can I use acrylic paint?

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Oil paint will work better. You can use acrylic but there's a chance it will peel.

[@doberman1ism]

Did you use plaster or a special glue to adhear the two plaster pieces together?

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Glue

[@doberman1ism]

@@DeniseHoukMedia What type of glue. My large Queen Nefertiti bust is waiting to be put back together. I miss seeing her dearly!

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

@@doberman1ism wood glue

[@luizaugustofigueira1445]

Ficou Perfeito

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

obrigado... I hope this is correct☺️

[@duannakempton9313]

I just refinished a St Joseph statue, it had minimal damage but it was my first time and I searched KZbin for lots of DIY help. What would be the best place to learn how to create extensions, like fingers, etc. The only areas I had to re-apply was a chunk of his robe which I just used plaster of Paris on both the remaining piece and the piece that came off, hoping it would stay! It did but I am still concerned. Where can I go to find out how to re-create missing parts?

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

It's basic sculpture techniques. There are many books and videos

[@mcbrine82]

What brand acrylic works best for you and type of varnish for protection and gloss effect? Thx

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Acrylic is acrylic... anything works. The difference in paint is thickness and how opaque or transparent the paint is. I like using flat wall samples mixed with craft paint because it's very opaque. It is really just personal preference. On these, they were going to go outside, so I used a spar urethane with a UV protection, but it all depends on where your statue is going. Lately, I've been using Polycrilic from Minwax because of all the options in finish. I like the ultra flat.

[@mcbrine82]

Thanks. I've been considering offering to re-paint stations inside our church but my strength is painting with Liquitex acrylic - possibly add a varnish for gloss? @@DeniseHoukMedia

[@eduosechannelr9766]

Good work

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Thank you

[@thirdythirdy9157]

what are the materials you've used

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Plaster, primer, paint- mostly

[@debralesinski]

Hello! I am going to try to save a beautiful old chalk plaster statue of the Blessed Mother. I have never done this and am hoping it can be successful. My biggest concern is the painting, achieving the same old, washed color, that even inserts a glazing into creases. How do I handle this with color? This is an indoor statue. I can send a picture if you would share an address if that helps! Thank you so much!

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

Color is tricky. In the past they used oils... it's really hard to match the old with the new.

[@benedicttongdo3633]

Idolatry idols

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

If they are not for you they are not for you. No need to judge others.

[@benedicttongdo3633]

@@DeniseHoukMedia Read the Bible idolatry idols are prohibited by God.

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

@@benedicttongdo3633 read the bible-so is being judgmental and lacking compassion and understanding. No one is worshipping these. They are reminders of the stories they are an illustration of. I really feel sorry for you. You seem very lost and hurt. I pray for you and hope you find the peace that comes from truly knowing God.

[@benedicttongdo3633]

@@DeniseHoukMedia I already Read it...It states in Their that Idolatry are Prohibited ...Statues like Mary and the Saints...etc...Are Idols so people should not Worship idols...

[@DeniseHoukMedia]

@@benedicttongdo3633 I am sorry you're so troubled