Restoring The Divine Infant statue

This video documents the restoration of a rare framed plaster relief of the Divine Infant of Prague. It arrived in many pieces, and the wooden frame was crumbling. Watch as we dismantle it, rebuild it, and restore its former glory! We're a small family operation so we'd really appreciate a like, share or subscription. Thank you! #statuerestoration #statuerepair #brushworks

[@kathleengroves2156]

Absolutely breathtaking.

[@BrushworksStatueRestoration]

Thank you Kathleen! You're very kind!

[@amfmgirl]

Love this! Great work.

[@BrushworksStatueRestoration]

Thank you Amfmgirl! 🙏 (Interesting username! Are you in radio?)

[@KenDelloSandro7565]

Amazing work

[@BrushworksStatueRestoration]

Thank you, Ken!

[@steventrosiek2623]

Astonishingly beautiful restoration. Unbelievable talent. Thank you for a wonderful video.

[@BrushworksStatueRestoration]

Thank you, Father Steve!

[@iridashangpliang8077]

What a great beautiful art restoration well done guys 😀👍👍

[@BrushworksStatueRestoration]

Thank you Irida! We're glad to share our passion! 🙂

[@Mary-helpofChristians2512]

Beauty ❤

[@BrushworksStatueRestoration]

🙏 thank you!

[@josephbartosh3402]

Amazing!!!

[@BrushworksStatueRestoration]

Thank you so much, Joseph!

[@cospicua1]

Well done very good Restoration

[@BrushworksStatueRestoration]

Thank you Ray! 😊

[@starlaponcesawaan4621]

hellow im always watching ur vlog .. im from Philippines..im also restore statue ..😍😍😇😇

[@BrushworksStatueRestoration]

Nice to meet you and welcome!

[@jetbuenconsejo5852]

Superb as always!

[@BrushworksStatueRestoration]

Gracias Jet! 🙂

[@sirknightjay4264]

Excellent restoration

[@stevewinogron992]

Thank you, SirKnight!

[@josemanuel2724]

És um grande artista parabéns pelo seu trabalho

[@stevewinogron992]

¡Muchas gracias, José

[@thierrylegrain8463]

Un travail fabuleux, vous êtes de grands artistes, félicitations, et surtout continuez, salutations de France Cordialement...Thierry (je restaure du mobilier ancien, ma vidéo : mes restaurations )

[@stevewinogron992]

Nous vous remercions pour vos aimables commentaires. Bonne chance avec vos restaurations! (avez vous in video en ligne?)

[@thierrylegrain8463]

Bonjour Monsieur, oui j'ai une petite vidéo, mais c'est plus un diaporama. J'ai posté quelques pièces que j'ai restaurées, : une travailleuse, une boite a courrier , et un fauteuil style dagobert. Voila, vous pouvez si vous le voulez mettre un commentaire : BON ou MAUVAIS, je prends aussi les conseils. Ce n'est pas mon métier, j'étais chauffeur SAMU en France. A la retraire je me suis mis a faire cela dans mon atelier. Bonne soirée, ( ici il est 17h00). Cordialement Thierry. La vidéo: Mes restaurations1

[@earlvincetinaja2243]

Did the plaster heart you made got blessed by the pope?

[@BrushworksStatueRestoration]

Yes. And we have a photo of the statue with the Holy Father at that mass in Edmonton.

[@thi-scarry1013]

That Golden Plaster Heart will always be a great Blessing to people who seek for Mary's Love!

[@deer563]

@@BrushworksStatueRestoration yey

[@80s_andrea]

Your work is beautiful! Woukd you mind telling me what paint you use, I purchased an old chalkware nativity set and it needs touch up. Thanks

[@BrushworksStatueRestoration]

We use Zinsser primer and Behr premium latex paints for outdoor statues. For indoor statues we use Behr and a blend of custom-mixed acrylic paints. Usually Liquitex. Hope this helps! As for skin tones, they are fairly complex based on the statue and its positioning and expected lighting. In the near future, we hope to produce a short series of “how to “videos. In one of those I will ask Pauline to speak specifically to skin tones and how to blend them.

[@80s_andrea]

@@BrushworksStatueRestoration thank you so much for replying, lots of help!

[@pmlm1571]

Thanks for posting this: there are so few videos about this, i think I've seen them all, and not one is precisely what I need. I have an Olot mantlepiece statue of the Sacred Heart. It's lightweight--hollow, has glass eyes and plaster hands. Mostly paint damage and fingers damaged showing armature on outheld blessing right hand. I don't know if this is mostly wood paste or all plaster. Any advice?

[@BrushworksStatueRestoration]

Hello PM! We would gladly offer an opinion or advice if you could contact us by email. A photo would be really helpful. Easiest way to reach us is through the “contact us” page on our website which is www.statuerestorers.com Hope this helps and we look forward to hearing from you.

[@pmlm1571]

@@BrushworksStatueRestoration Wow, thanks for the reply and for being willing to look at my project. I made a file folder of pictures but am having trouble sending--file too big. Am researching how to. Will send soon. Thanks again. Patricia from southern California.

[@otsparkle1]

Just found your channel! I am curious, did you end up replacing the glass, or were you able to clean it? Such a gorgeous piece. Beautiful job.

[@BrushworksStatueRestoration]

Welcome! We are glad you found us. In the end we did have to replace the glass as well. We tried many different cleaners but we weren’t able to get it clean enough to keep it.

[@ambrosiatea]

Thank you for posting this, may I ask what kind of paint is used? Do you apply a primer and a sealant?

[@BrushworksStatueRestoration]

Hi Lady Marigold! We use a mix of premium acrylic and latex paints on most of our statue projects. We apply Zinsser primer to help the layers of paint bond well to the statue to avoid an uneven absorption by the plaster - especially if we've had to apply new plaster or sanded down some rougher patches. Interior or exterior prime and paint depending on the project and where the statue will be displayed. We rarely apply sealant over premium paints, unless the statues are likely to be extensively touched.

[@ambrosiatea]

Thank you so much! I've just received a commission to repaint a 12 inch statue of Our Lady of Lourdes, she has a lot of faded paint and I think a bit of damage from candles sitting a little too close 😆 these videos have been very helpful, your commentary is really clear and to the point. The transformations are very inspiring.

[@ambrosiatea]

Also, would it be possible to contact you for advice at all? I'm in Australia, otherwise I would get them to send it to you!

[@BrushworksStatueRestoration]

@@ambrosiatea gidddday!! 😊 Yes feel free to contact us with any questions you might have. And good luck with your project. You can reach us best through our website by clicking the contact us link. Www.Statuerestorers.com

[@sandiemarial6966]

What is the name of that cement like white color that was used to smoothen the cracks and broken pieces?

[@BrushworksStatueRestoration]

The plaster we used is called HydroCal plaster. It dries very white and is considered stronger than common Plaster of Paris. I hope this answers your question. 🤗

[@sandiemarial6966]

@@BrushworksStatueRestoration thank you so much....🥰

[@ralfsalem587]

Is this santo niño

[@BrushworksStatueRestoration]

Yes. And in English commonly called “The Divine Infant (of Prague).” God bless!

[@ralfsalem587]

God bless also

[@user-we4dy4lm7h]

give the statue

[@BrushworksStatueRestoration]

Sorry… we don’t understand? This statue was restored and sent back to Eastern Canada…