(24 inches wide by 36 inches high) This design, which focuses on the events of Good Friday, invites theological reflection on universal themes of grief and loss. It was created from artist-dyed cotton that was stenciled with paint and embellished with improvisational machine stitching. Save
THORNY PATH
The vestment and parament design was inspired by the various thorned plants indigenious to the geographic area of the congregation that commissioned the collection. The design was executed by piecing fabrics of varying contents, colors, and textures, then adding machine appliqued embellishments. Save
THORNY PATH (Peace)
This digital design, executed as a stretched canvas, invites reflection on Jesus journey to the cross. The text in the background was inspired by the hymn, “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded.” Save
TRANSFORMATION
The design for this clergy stole depicts the power of the Spirit to transform brokenness into empowerment. The design was executed using fused layers of cotton, silk, synthetic, and metallic fabrics, then embellished with couched threads and improvisational machine stitching. Save
TREE OF LIFE (CV)
These digital designs were executed as commercially printed fabrics used to create changeable backgrounds for a wooden Tree of Life for a congregation in Minnesota. The colors reflect changes reminiscent of the season of Ordinary Time, which includes the Feast of All Saints and Reformation. Save Save Save
TREE OF LIFE (PEACE)
This digital design, executed as a stretched canvas, celebrates the broad inclusivity of God’s mercy and the amazing depth of God’s love. Save
TREE OF LIFE [3]
(approximately 56 inches wide by 43 inches high) The tree was beautiful in its greatness, in the breadth of its branches, for its roots went down to abundant water. [Ezekiel 31:7] This design employs the stylized image of a tree to envision the life of God’s people, the Church — the span of its branches […]
VENI, SANCTE SPIRITUS
Veni, Sancte Spiritus, reple tuorum corda fidelium, et tui amoris in eis ignem accende. The design for this four-piece collection of vestments and paraments employs abstract imagery reminiscent both of Pentecost flame and Baptismal dove to celebrate the Spirit’s empowerment of God’s people in every time and place. The design’s contrasting colors reflect manifold manifestations […]
VENI, SANCTE SPIRITUS
Holy Spirit, come to us. This design, inspired by a repetitive chant from the Taizé community, references both flame and dove as tangible signs of the Spirit’s coming at Pentecost. The many, many fabrics pieced into this design bear witness to the Spirit’s gifts of infinite variety and amazing diversity; the gold highlights emphasize the […]
VENI, SANCTE SPIRITUS
(42 inches by 77 inches) This work images the Holy Spirit’s ongoing activity in gifting and empowering God’s people, both for ministry in the Church and for mission throughout the world, first documented at Pentecost (Acts 1 and 2). The design, which was commissioned by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, was executed using hand-dyed […]
VINE AND BRANCHES
(59 inches wide by 41 inches high) I am the Vine; you are the branches. [John 15:5] This design combines imagery of leaves in muted expressions of colors associated with the Christian liturgical calendar, branches formed from the words of a congregation’s mission statement, and a copper cross anchored by four gold squares to emphasize […]
WALKING THE WAY
This digital design, executed as a stretched canvas, was commissioned by the ELCA’s Indiana-Kentucky Synod for use at its 2014 Synod Assembly. It references Jesus’ encounter with the disciples on the road to Emmaus. Save
WATER, COME DOWN
This design, inspired by the style of the stained-glass windows in a large congregation’s small chapel, uses abstract imagery to depict the waters of baptism, through which we are claimed as God’s children. It was executed using artist-dyed fabrics, then embellished with paint and appliqued trim. It was designed for year-round use in this sacred […]
WHOLLY, HOLY, WHOLE
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WONDROUS LOVE
This digital design, inspired by a photograph I took at a cemetery while on retreat, was executed as a stretched canvas. Save
YOU WOULD NOT
(26 inches wide by 11 inches high by 12 inches deep) How often have I, like a mother hen, longed to gather you under my wing, but you would not? [Matthew 23:37] This design was inspired by these words of Jesus, which lament our human inability to comprehend that all are cherished by the same […]
