Liturgical Art

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Word and Sacrament
Christus Victor Lutheran Church, Elk Grove Village, IL, USA My newest liturgical art was created in 2005. The machine appliqued pieces reflect my interpretation of the Lutheran concepts of Word and Sacrament, Communion and Baptism. …
The Spirit Comes
St. Thomas Lutheran, Bloomington,IN , USA Patsy created a pair of these commissioned banners in the spring of 2003, for an ordination celebration. One banner stays here at the church and the second one was …
The Promise of Baptism
Created for ELCA Indiana-Kentucky Synod Assembly 2002, Louisville, KY, USAThen purchased by St. Thomas Lutheran, Bloomington, IN, USA Patsy created this commissioned piece in 2002 for a backdrop during the Assembly. Later it was purchased …
Lectio Divina
St. Thomas Lutheran, Bloomington,IN , USA Patsy created this commissioned piece in the spring of 2002, which hangs in the entrance to the church sanctuary. The original design is machine appliqued from commercial fabrics. It …
The Way
Our Saviour's Lutheran ELCA, Greeley, CO, USA Using all handspun yarns, dyed with natural dyes, Patsy created this commissioned piece in 1988, which hangs in the entrance to the church. The original design is woven …
Fused Silk Gospel Book Cover
St. Thomas Lutheran ELCA, Bloomington, IN, USA Silk paper or felt is created by fusing together loose silk fibers with a textile medium. The resulting fabric has a texture much like leather. This cover incorporates …
Pentecost Flames
St. Thomas Lutheran ELCA, Bloomington, IN, USA Using commercial fabric from Guatemala and the United States, plus handwoven dyed chennille fabric from the loom of Suzanne Halvorson, Bloomington, IN, Patsy created this award winning, three …
Miracles, Cast Your Nets on the Other Side
La Iglesia San Marcos, Chipiacul, Guatemala St. Thomas Lutheran ELCA, Bloomington, IN, USA This collaborative banner hangs both in a small church in Chipiacul, Guatemala, and in St Thomas Lutheran Church of Bloomington, Indiana, to …
Trinity
Lutheran Campus Ministry Chapel, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA Here is an altar, lectern, and pulpit set, woven by Patsy from commercial wool yarns. The altar piece illustrates the triune nature centered in …
The King of Kings, Crown and Robe
St. Thomas Lutheran ELCA, Bloomington, IN, USA These Lenten Banners show the crown of thorns which our Lord – the King of Kings and Prince of Peace accepted, and his royal robes forever marked by …
Alleluia
St. Thomas Lutheran ELCA, Bloomington, IN, USA Working in collaboration with Suzanne Halvorson, a weaver of Bloomington, IN, Patsy created this processional banner for the Easter Festival. The original design is appliqued on handwoven fabric …
Processional Streamers
Three 6 foot long fabric streamers, are attached to a circular ring. Three sets of chimes are hung from the ring in-between each streamer. The ring is then hung horizontally from a "shepherd's hook" style …
The Glorified Cross
St. Thomas Lutheran ELCA, Bloomington, IN, USA This is another collaboration with Suzanne Halvorson, Bloomington, IN The empty Easter cross is surrounded by small symbols of the great cloud of witnesses that proclaim the risen …