Monday, November 29, 2010

Sacred Tree of Life - An Interfaith Sculpture




This is a design I'm proposing for a hospital chapel. The Christian hospital is making sincere efforts to be inclusive in their chapel iconography. Some kind of tree symbolizing the divine at work in the world figures in every world religion that I could find. I believe this is the first time I've ever included text in the piece itself. The materials are weathered steel, gold enamel, and calligraphy on handmade paper. The piece would likely be in front of a curtain and could be supported with a steel structure from behind it.

2 comments:

C. Robin Janning said...

David,

This is blazingly beautiful. I love all of your work, but this pushes me to both joy and tears. Bravo! Shalom.

Anonymous said...

David-I'm with Robin-this is amazingly emotional...my new favorite

Jim M