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| Jan-Feb 2010, Vol 41, No 4
No matter the site of the liturgical art, sculptor Alexander Tylevich considers
how he can create a space that can connect people to God. Tylevich, who
earned a master of architecture
degree in his native Belarus, brings to his
work a sense of how atmosphere can be created in a space. At the St. Thomas
More Chapel at the University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, he worked
with an architect and liturgical consultant to form the space to
be quiet and uplifting. For the Tree of Knowledge, a 40-foot
outdoor sculpture at Regis University, he also sought a space of
prayer. And whether the piece is of a saint, such as Thomas
Beckett or Vincent de Paul, or a large sculpture, the
layers of meaning are many. Tylevich's work can be seen
at http://www.hillstream.com/tylevich/AT_works.html. |
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| May-Jun 2010, Vol 41, No 3
Liturgical design consultants Rev. Thomas Paul and Rev. Richard
Lundgren approach their projects with prayer in mind. The partners in
the House of the Church Consultants have been called on when
churches are being built or renovated as well as for prayer spaces in
hospitals, convents, and gardens. They were the consultants for the
prayer and worship spaces at the retirement community The Clare at
Water Tower in Chicago, Illinois. "We believe in the importance of
beautiful and well-designed
spaces that support the prayer of
the Church and personal prayer,"
said Paul. They work with the
community that the prayer space
will serve and also with the artists
and architects. For more
information, visit www.HouseOfTheChurch.com. |
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| Mar-Apr 2010, Vol 41, No 2
For as long as Chris Botti can remember, liturgical art has been part of the
fabric of his life. The owner of Botti Studio of Architectural Arts, Inc., grew
up with the centuries-old family
business discussed at the dinner
table. The family dates their business
to the sixteenth century in Agropoli,
Italy, where a branch is still located.
Botti Studio designs stained-glass
pieces, statuary, murals, woodwork,
and pieces in bronze, marble, brass,
and steel. It also reworks pieces for
another part of the worship space,
such as transforming a communion
rail into a railing surrounding a baptistry.
For more information, go to
www.BottiStudio.com. |
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| Jan-Feb 2010, Vol 41, No 1
When Father John Giuliani returned to artwork nearly two
decades ago, he painted images of Mary, Christ, and the saints
with Native American facial characteristics and dress. "Native
Americans rejoiced in seeing their own image depicted in the
Virgin Mary or Christ," Giuliani said. He added, "They were
grateful to see their Native American culture depicted as
Christian in Catholic churches." Giuliani, who attended Pratt
Institute in New York before entering the seminary, modeled
the images on Native Americans as a reparation for the way they have been
treated. For more information,
visit http://www.hillstream.com/JG_bio.html. |
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| Nov-Dec 2009, Vol 40, No 6
Not long before Pope John Paul II came to Chicago
in 1979, Jerzy Kenar met the pastor of Five Holy
Martyrs Parish. With the Pope scheduled to celebrate
Mass there, furnishings
were needed for the outdoor
liturgy. Kenar agreed to make
the altar, cross, chair, and
ambo—his first commission
for a parish. Those pieces
were of wood, but he also
works in granite, stone, and
bronze. The Polish-born artist
has lived in Chicago since
1979. He views his art as helping
people go deep within
themselves to experience
their faith. For more information
on Kenar, visit www.JerzyKenar.com. |
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| Sep-Oct 2009, Vol 40, No 5
As a student in Italy, Anthony Visco toured
churches and shrines, surrounding
himself with the masterpieces of
Catholic art. Just as artists centuries
ago sought to catechize through their
work, so does Visco. He considers
himself a vocational artist, trying to
teach and evangelize through art.
He hopes that his pieces become an
extension of the mission of the
parish. "We can use art and
architecture to express redemption
and salvation," said Visco,
the founder of The Atelier for
the Sacred Arts in Philadelphia.
His paintings, bronze reliefs,
and sculptures can be seen at
www.AnthonyVisco.org. |
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| Jul-Aug 2009, Vol 40, No 4
Elizabeth Devereaux brings an education in church art to her parish architectural glass projects. The founder of Devereaux Architectural Glass in Chico, California, she studied Christian iconography and religion and art in the United States at Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California. Since the founding of her company in 1969, she has done commissions for churches across the country. She aims for the designs to respond to the architecture, light, environment, and the client's desires. For more information, visit
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| May-Jun 2009, Vol 40, No 3
The first piece that David Seagraves was commissioned to sculpt
was of the Blessed Virgin Mary and her mother, Saint Anne.
That drew the Saint Elizabeth, Illinois, resident to focus on figures.
He aims for the images he sculpts in wood, bronze,
and stone to show the nobility that God has bestowed
on humankind. He draws on that nobility of spirit to
show the connection between the divine and the
human. A sculpture of the Annunciation,
then, depicts Mary as awestruck. Another
shows pain in Mary's face as she looks
down on a city, acknowledging the sorrows
of the world. For more information, visit
www.DavidSeagraves.com/. |
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| Mar-Apr 2009, Vol 40, No 2
The boyishness of a young Jesus, the innocence of
Maria Goretti, and the concern of Mary Magdalene
all are seen in the depictions of those people
of faith that Jeff and Anna Koh-Varilla have
sculpted. Until St. Raphael Parish commissioned
a processional cross, the Chicago couple
admired Renaissance church artists but
felt unworthy to work in religious art. More
than 13 years later, their realistic sculptures
of religious figures are at the Cathedral of
St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee and
many other parishes. Their work can be
viewed at www.KohVarillaGuild.com. |
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| Jan-Feb 2009, Vol 40, No 1
Liturgical furnishings designer
Stephen A. Remmert seeks to represent
the story of a parish in its liturgical
furnishings. Remmert listens
intently as a community explains its
heritage and the pieces they seek.
"They should feel like they've
designed the furnishings," he said.
Remmert, who has a master's degree
in religious studies from Boston
College, began designing and crafting
furniture full-time in 2000. The
work melds his love of wood and liturgy.
His pieces can be viewed at
www.RemmertStudios.com. |
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| Nov-Dec 2008, Vol 39, No 6
Carpenter and deacon David Cahoon considers having crafted the furniture for the papal Mass in Nationals Stadium "an honor and a blessing." Cahoon's St. Joseph Carpentry Shop made the altar, papal chair, ambo, and lecterns for the Mass in April. Cahoon's business had included work in the secular sphere, however, prior to his 1991 ordination, he merged his profession with his vocation and concentrated his carpenter's skills on work for churches. The business does all types of woodwork restoration and renovation as well as crafting furniture. With a sawmill as part of the shop, wood is taken from the raw form to the finished product. |
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| Sep-Oct 2008, Vol 39, No 5
With a decision to design liturgical art and furnishings, George Hoelzeman combined
his passions of woodworking, theology, and art. Hoelzeman, a former Benedictine
candidate for the priesthood at St. Joseph Seminary College, St. Benedict,
Louisiana, has bachelor's degrees in religion and history and a master's
degree in medieval art history. His
family roots in carpentry go back generations.
Working with parishes, he
incorporates liturgical catechesis and formation.
Hoelzeman's work can be seen at
www.grhstudios.com. |
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| Mar-Apr 2008, Vol 39, No 2
Through Inspired Artisans, Ltd., work as varied as bronze sculptures, carvings in mahogany, metalwork, and mosaics, are designed, made, and installed at parishes, cemeteries, and monasteries. For a monastery of the Poor Clares, the artists designed stained glass windows, an altar, ambo, sculptures, and a large screen divider. At a parish, the creative group designed the altar, painted images of saints, and collaborated with others in the design of the baptismal font. Peruvian-born Gianfranco Tassara founded the Milwaukee-based company in 1997. Work from Inspired Artisans, Ltd., can be found at www.inspiredart.com. |
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| Mar-Apr 2008, Vol 39, No 2
In sculptures and woodcuts, Margaret Adams Parker seeks to convey the power of a story. She wants her audience to explore not only the biblical narrative the piece represents but the humanity of the individual portrayed. In her sculpture of Mary, she shows youth and vulnerability. Her woodcuts of the book of Ruth portray how God acts through ordinary people. Through the woodcuts of the Stations of the Cross, she depicts the spiritual and physical struggle of Christ as he carried the cross. The artist teaches theological aesthetics at Virginia Theological Seminary. For more information on her work, visit www.MargaretAdamsParker.com. |
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| Jan-Feb 2008, Vol 39, No 1
When Jay Hall Carpenter sculpts a historical figure, he tries to capture a moment. The figure of Saint Thomas More at St. Anne Parish in Barrington, IL, depicts More's decision to defy the king. In sculpting the dozen saints and Old Testament personages for the parish, Carpenter researched individuals, costumes, and time periods. Details of Saint Joan of Arc's armor were taken from historical armor from that time. For Mother Francis Cabrini's habit, he viewed the one displayed at St. Cabrini High School in New York City. For more information on the sculptor, visit JayHallCarpenter.com. |
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| Sep-Oct 2007, Vol 38, No 5
To capture Mother Theodore Guerin's personality in a sculpture, Teresa Clark read the journals of the foundress of the Sisters of Providence of St. Mary of-the-Woods and talked to members of the order. From the six-foot clay model that Teresa scultped, Nick Fairplay, Oberlin, Ohio, carved a limestone sculpture for Mary's Garden near the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C. Dedication of the sculpture is planned for the fall. The artist's work can be seen at www.ClarkDesignLTD.com. |
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| Jul-Aug 2007, Vol 38, No 4
The values of the monastic life—integrity, simplicity, and reverence for nature—are reflected in the caskets and urns the Trappist monks at New Melleray Abbey craft. The monks at the abbey in Peosta, Iowa, make the oak and walnut caskets principally from the trees they chop down from their sustainable forest (125 trees are planted for each tree removed from the forest). The caskets and urns are shipped around the country, often with next-day delivery. For more information, call 888-433-6934 or visit
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| Mar-Apr 2007, Vol 38, No 2
In designing vesture and accents for the altar and sanctuary, Madeleine van den Hurk-Paul, seeks to inspire assemblies with beauty. Considering herself a consultant, the Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, resident works with parishes to design pieces that will be personal to the worship space. “You should never do the piece again,” she said. Her customers are in both Canada and the United States. She designed 50 sets of vestments, each unique in appearance, for the principal concelebrants at the Archdiocese of Chicago Jubilee celebration in 2000. More information is available at her Web site, www.circlingspirit.com. |
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| Jan-Feb 2007, Vol 38, No 1
Joseph Malham teaches icon writing at St. Gregory the Great Church, Chicago, Illinois, where he is one of three artists-in-residence. The iconographer studied art in Rome and iconography under Meltem Aktas. Churches commission Joseph to write icons for liturgies, shrines, and private devotions as well as on processional banners. He believes that icons speak a universal language that all can appreciate. Joseph uses egg tempera, bass panels, and 24K gold leaf in the icons. His icons may be viewed at www.stgregory.net. |
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| Nov-Dec 2006, Vol 37, No 6
Timothy P. Schmalz, from Kitchener, Ontario, created bronze sculptures for St. John's Church in Streamwood, Illinois. Inside the church are a life-size Holy Family, a bas relief of Christ with children, and the Stations of the Cross. Outside the church are a Crucifixion scene and a sculpture of Saint John the Evangelist on his symbol, the eagle. Planned for the site are 21 bas reliefs, each representing a chapter of the Gospel of John. Among the depictions here are the images of the Woman at the Well, the Man Born Blind, and the Raising of Lazarus. The Web site for St. John's is http://www.mystjohns.com/. Timothy's Web site is http://www.sculpturebytps.com/. |
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| Sep-Oct 2006, Vol 37, No 5
Filex Msalu, Arusha, Tanzania, knew at an early age that he wanted to be part of the art world. Together with artist Paulo Saleko, and at the suggestion of a missionary pastor, he designs a variety of Christian subject matter for the liturgical year. At Sunset Art Studio, the 33-year-old creates batiks with Christian themes. He has exhibited in Tanzania, Italy, and in the United States, and his batiks are found worldwide. Commissions can be requested via Sham Joachim at sjolengot@yahoo.com. |
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| Jul-Aug 2006, Vol 37, No 4
Maria Laughlin is a Seattle-based artist and photographer. She works primarily in scratchboard, a medium in which the artist uses a stylus to remove layers of ink from a claycoated board. The result is reminiscent of traditional woodcuts or steel engravings. Maria has done work for St. James Cathedral in Seattle and Catholic Community Services of Western Washington. The faces of the saints in her work suggest stillness and prayer. For more information, e-mail mlaughlin@stjames-cathedral.org. |
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| May-Jun 2006, Vol 37, No 3
EverGreene's artists, artisans, and craftsmen are accomplished in all aspects of art applied to architecture, including murals, decorative painting, and more. Over the last quarter-century, Jeff Greene, founder of EverGreene Painting Studios, has nurtured artists, conservators, and craftspeople from all over the world who share his innovative spirit and passion for excellence. Their diverse talents come together in the studio and in the field to continue the evolution of traditional craftsmanship and design. EverGreene offers comprehensive services: conservation of original materials, restoration or replication of damaged or lost artwork and ornament, and creation of new architectural ornament in harmony with its setting. Find out more at www.evergreene.com. |
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| Mar-Apr 2006, Vol 37, No 2
Alison Aragon, a New Mexico native, currently lives in Albuquerque, where she creates life-size, full-figure bronzes and bronze miniatures for churches. Her work has evolved from commissioned portrait busts in clay or bronze and life-size portrait drawings in full color or duotone to larger works for churches. She loves to explore the rich subjects of the saints and people significant to Christian faith. Her strength lies in her ability to show human expression and the elegance of the human form as she brings a contemporary interpretation to Christian themes. Contact her at JudithAAragon@aol.com. |
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