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Feasts for the Eyes

 

exhibiting artists

Ken Arnold
Roger Beattie
Kathrin Burleson
Mary Anne Carley
Dennis Di Vicenzo
Lorna Effler
Paul Fromberg
Susan Goff
Janice Holman
Moses Hoskins
Ann Kim
Judy Gibson King
Audrey Lee
Mary Mayer
Nicole Maynard
Judith McManis
Zachary Roesemann
Claudia Smith
Patricia Smith
Kathy Thaden
Susan Tilt
Barbi Tinder
Vanessa Wells
Jeff Wunrow

curator's statement

 

 

 

 

 

Wings of the Spirit: Festival Altar Pieces
Easter

by Susan Tilt
Dupioni Silk, 2007

The pieces included in Wings of the Spirit were created especially for Easter, the most joy filled feast of the Church, and are also used for other celebrations including weddings and funerals. They were spontaneously created to visually heighten the experience of celebrations, to adorn the table of the Lord, and to focus attention on the Word of God.

Each of the eight pieces that surround the altar are shaped as overlapping tips of wings. Angel wings? Wings of a dove? Wings of the Spirit. Each wing is appliquéd with abstract flowers free cut from vibrant silks and taffetas with a graceful cross set against the light of the sun on the front panel, repeated on the veil and burse; the lectern piece is a symbol of butterfly wings. The first festival stole is appliqued with all of the joyful colors in a random pattern and the second repeats the cross and sun. 


Community:
St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, Springfield, VA
Email:
susantilt@mac.com
Website: www.spirit-too.com
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