Update on the Statue of Mary
12/23/08 03:36 PM
The statue of Mary with
the infant Jesus is now back in one piece and Mary is
standing 'upright.' There is still work to be done on
the statue in terms of painting etc, so while the
statue will not be back in time for Christmas Eve, we
should have the image of our Blessed Lady in the
Church by the end of January or before.
My thanks to Mr. Richard McCoy, of the restoration department at the IMA for his 'ingenious' work because the project was extremely delicate and involved careful applications of armatures (strengthing rods inside the statue, which it never had) and special 'high-tech' glues and adhesives. Mr. McCoy was assisted by our own Don Harris, who is an artist and was responsible for getting us the contact with the IMA through the faculty at IUPUI's art department. Thank you so much Don.
Some of you have inquired of me if the original hanging lamp with the blue glass will also be hung near the statue as it had been for many years. Yes, indeed it will. It has been carefully packed away in the sacristy.
My thanks to Mr. Richard McCoy, of the restoration department at the IMA for his 'ingenious' work because the project was extremely delicate and involved careful applications of armatures (strengthing rods inside the statue, which it never had) and special 'high-tech' glues and adhesives. Mr. McCoy was assisted by our own Don Harris, who is an artist and was responsible for getting us the contact with the IMA through the faculty at IUPUI's art department. Thank you so much Don.
Some of you have inquired of me if the original hanging lamp with the blue glass will also be hung near the statue as it had been for many years. Yes, indeed it will. It has been carefully packed away in the sacristy.
— Father Steve