Bene Award
Chapel Cross
9' tall, fabricated from
hand-carved mahogany. Ruby dalle glass is attached with ebony pegs. Copper
forms the vine in the center and lines the four lily blooms. Ruby cabochon
glass forms the fruit. Imagery in the cross coordinates with imagery in
the stained glass behind the cross.
Location: Calkins Chapel,
Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church
www.mdpc.org
Artist/Studio: Stephen A.
Wilson / Stephen Wilson Stained Glass
www.stephenwilsonstainedglass.com
Architect/Firm: William
Merriman / Merriman Holt Architects
www.merrimanholt.com
Fabricator: Stephen Wilson
and Ford Thomas
www.fordthomasdesigns.com
Photographer: Cynthia Ford
Meyer
The mahogany cross, suspended
in front of existing stained glass, extends vine, wine, and chalice imagery
already present in the glass, to present Christ through further combinations
of symbols. Ruby dalle glass recalling Christ's wounds glows at the center
and extremities of the cross. As symbols of resurrection, healing, and
growth, the outer dalles bloom from carved lilies. The red cabochons
recall both grapes and drops of blood. At the foot of the cross, the stained
glass imagery shows a chalice filled with the fruit of the vine, the blood
of Christ.
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