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Restoration
of St. Marys Church in East Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Under the supervision of restoration specialist Vitek J Kruta of
Renova Studios and Painted Illusions, Sydney based business
specialized in decorative painting, over 130 volunteers parishioners
were restoring their second oldest wooden church in Atlantic Canada.
After making thirty different probes in several locations of the
church interior, five layers of paint were uncovered, the last of
which dated back to 1890 and reveled the original stencil designs,
so typical for the era. A drawing based on the findings, and
colors were shown to the parishioners, who made the decision to go
ahead with the project. Vitek J Kruta trained the volunteers in
basic painting, stenciling, marbling and gold leafing techniques and
guided them through out the restoration process. Mr. Kruta came to
Cape Breton under the sponsorship of
Arkandor Foundation, center for cultural education based in Cape
Breton.
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