The most common statues I restore are made of plaster or resin. Quite often the statues are well cast but not well painted, sometimes a full repaint is required. This is when old dulled colours can be revived and realistic skin tones can be added in a tasteful way in keeping with the age and context of the statue.

REVIEWS

Sacred Heart South-end

”I discovered the talents of Lucy Crabtree through a priest friend of mine who had a statue restored in his church and he highly recommended her work. I contacted Lucy and I explained that a statue of St. Anthony needed some restoration. His thumb was missing and a kindly and holy nun had tried to clean hm which meant that his paint work was streaky. Lucky brilliantly resorted his thumb and painted him beautifully. He is now on a plinth in Sacred Heart Church in Southend on Sea.”

Our Lady Queen of all creation, Hemel Hempstead

“A generous parishioner offered to restore our Sacred Heart statue and she approached Lucy for the restoration. Lucy came and assessed the statue and assured me that the statue would be restored in keeping with the original artist’s design. The parish was kept updated throughout the process, the transportation was done with utmost care, and I could not have been happier with the results. Our Sacred Heart statue has been meticulously restored and very detailed. Two years on it still looks as though it was restored recently. I would certainly recommend her services.” Fr Kim Addison 2019

St Augustines, Hoddesdon

“The refurbishment of our great 6-ft wooden Paschal Candlestick was completed beautifully by Lucy in readiness for this Easter.  It was in a bad state, and had to be completely stripped and re-painted, and unsightly cracks in the wood attended to.  We have been very pleased indeed with the restoration work.  Our Paschal Candlestick now has a greatly enhanced dignity befitting its central place at the heart of the liturgy of the Easter season.” - Father Phillip Miller

Sacred Heart, Berkhamstead

‘ Lucy understood our project brief perfectly, working diligently to beautifully and sympathetically restore our Sacred Heart statue. We are very pleased with the outcome.’