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Article: The magic touch
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- Winnipeg Free Press
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- May 6, 2008
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face=+Bold; No matter what the material, everything old is new again to local art restorerface=-Bold;
By Cheryl Binning
Julius Morry mends broken pieces of the past. He restores vibrant colours to fading memories. He makes accidents appear as if they never happened in the first place.
No, Morry is not a magician or conjurer. He has no special powers beyond his own creativity. Morry is an art restorer.
For the past 37 years, he has worked full time out of a basement studio in his Winnipeg home, expertly repairing prized and priceless possessions that are broken, chipped, damaged or cracked.
Whether it's a vase or figurine, an antique doll, soapstone carving or a painting, no job is ...