Shepherd of the Lakes - Lenten Chancel Hangings and Stole
15'x30" mixed media
Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran Church, Brighton, Michigan
The identical 'double image' of the chancel hangings is intended to be an encouragement and affirmation of faith in Jesus Christ for worshippers. The hangings are also a 'visual' reflection of the Lenten Gradual, 'Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him, endured the cross, and it's shame...'.
The range of deep purple textures and hand-dyed fabrics encourages worshippers to ponder the depth of unfathomable suffering and love of Jesus to put to death the sin of mankind. Within each hanging are abstract references to the crown of thorns, a cross, the three nails, the blood shed, and the place/hill of violence and death.
Lenten Hangings detail
Both hangings accentuate the central, paramount 'Shepherd of the Lakes' chancel cross, and also remind worshippers that three crosses were present on Good Friday. Like the thief who confessed his faith with the words, 'Remember me...', the numerous smaller crosses in the chancel hangings affirm Christian worshippers' individual faith in their Savior, the Son of God.
Lenten Stole, back detail
