Among the more than 100 sculptures he has made are about 30 armors of God. “If you look up Ephesians, chapter 6: 10-20, it will tell you all about putting on the armor of God,” he said. “I use the breastplate, the shield, the helmet; and then the sword, naturally, is the word of God.”
The only paint that he uses is gold paint for the chalices and David’s harp. “Anything that’s brown is instant coffee,” he said. Other colors are achieved by shaving colored pencil leads and mixing them with a special floor wax, letting it set, and then applying the mixture with a Q-tip.
Using a few simple tools like an X-ACTO knife, a razor blade, a hacksaw blade and sandpaper, he is able to achieve the look and texture of wood, marble, granite and other materials. But, he doesn’t take credit for it. “It’s all the work of the Holy Spirit,” he said.
“I was a carpenter for many years and a certified welder, but I have absolutely zero training in art,” he said. “Doing these sculptures is like putting plastic models of cars together, except there are no directions. The Holy Spirit is my directions.”
Daisomont, who attends St. Michael Church in Waterbury, hopes to form a nonprofit organization, build a Web site and sell his sculptures at church bazaars to raise money for Catholic causes. Until then, he is stockpiling his art and selling it piece by piece, starting at $29.95. When a repairman showed up at his home to work on the television, Daisomont showed him the sculptures in his studio.
“He was here for over an hour,” Daisomont said. “My TV’s still the same.”
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