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December 20, 2017

Montreal sculptor keeps ancient craft of making wax figures of infant Jesus

Sylvette Chanel works on one of her wax baby Jesus figurines Dec. 17 at the Maison Saint-Gabriel Museum in Montreal. "Every child Jesus needs a good day's work," she said.

MONTREAL – For sculptor Sylvette Chanel, Advent is the busiest time of the year. She is among the few people left who keeps alive the ancient New France craft of making and repairing wax Jesus figures for Nativity scenes.

Published in Canada