Spirit's Fire

The current exhibit at the Episcopal Church and the Visual Arts website is Spirit's Fire. Curator Jan Neal writes,

The Spirit's presence within the ragtag band of apostles was clear to thousands around them. Its presence within our own lives can seem equally unmistakable – be it mystifying, frightening, joyous, or simply inexplicable. How do we react?

For this exhibition, we sought art to respond to, and reflect, artists' ideas of the Holy Spirit – the divine mystery – and how it moves within and upon us.

Artist Kathy Thaden who created the image "Like a Dove" reproduced here wrote,

The Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus like a dove; this mosaic is both transparent and opaque glass on clear glass, allowing for light to shine through. It is made of recycled glass, scraps that were not large enough to make anything else, pieces that, when put together, created something new.

Working with glass is a transforming process. The pieces are broken, change shape, fit together, and then are made whole again with glue and grout – often in unexpected ways. Piecing together many small hand-cut bits of glass, all of my works express a prayer of thanksgiving for God's love for all people.

A thumbnail gallery of the exhibit is found following this link.