Hand Carving Lilies

We were asked, as a part of the statue restoration, to carve lilies for St. Dominic to hold. These were loosely modeled off another staff of lilies we were asked to repair for a statue of Saint Joseph in the same church (Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Somerset, Ohio). When we are going to paint a carving, we generally opt for basswood, as we did here. This statue is one of a pair for the high altar, and these lilies help balance St. Dominic with St. Catherine, who stands at the other end of the reredos. See these projects and more at our website: https://www.contrastswoodcarving.com