Arts and Music at Redeemer

Untitled, 30″x 24″, acrylic on canvas, ©Mitch Triplett

This painting comes to us from rural Oregon, where Mitch lives on 100 acres with his wife and dog.

Pouring Out, oil on canvas, 24″x 30″, ©Matthew Whitney 2007

Matthew is a Seattle artist whose work also graced our walls in our Visions of the Cross exhibit. He says this about his new piece Pouring Out:

My concept for this piece stems from the period of time directly after the Ascension of Christ. I focused on the theme of “Pouring Out”. In Acts 1, just after Jesus leaves the disciples, we read about Christ pouring out the Holy Spirit to them. I have various people celebrating the Victory that Christ has won, while pouring out wine with one another. The smoking altar is a visual metaphor for sacrifice. I also included a shepherd with sheep, as Jesus told Peter after rising from the grave, to “feed his sheep”. We can celebrate our victory of salvation, but the work here is not finished. The swan is a symbol of grace that I have previously used.

You can see more of Matthew’s work on his website, and you can e-mail him at matt@mattsbasement.com.

Ascend II, oil on canvas, 48″x 24″, ©Andrea Trenbeath-Lowen

Andrea Trenbeath-Lowen is an artist who has recently returned to the Tacoma, Washington area from Maryland. She says this about her artwork:

My artwork is an attempt to illustrate two profoundly different states of existence, The Light and The Dark, and the inevitable release from the confines of our own self imposed prisons. The blazing columns of light ripping free from human and humanoid forms represent the violent and powerful release of our true potential, the very character of our souls. They illustrate the escape from the Hell in our minds that hold our bodies captive, and the reunion with The Light that is God. The images reflect not just the release and ascension of the spirit upon physical death, but the realization of our true God-given character and the triumph over the dark influences running rampant on Earth.

You can see more of Andrea’s work on her website, and you can e-mail her at trenbeath@unstableart.com

Spirit’s Fire, stained glass mosaic, 12″x 6 1/4″

Kathy Thaden is a mosaic artist from Golden, Colorado.  About Spirit’s Fire, she says this: “God is referred to in Paul’s letter to the Hebrews as a consuming fire, and that spoke to me as I pondered the gift of the Holy Spirit, coming through the cross of Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection.”

Please visit the Thaden Mosaics website to see more of Kathy’s work and to learn more about the artist.

Unleashed, acrylic on canvas, 20″x 20″, ©Angela Wales Rockett 2007

Here is my entry for the exhibit. The inspiration for this piece came from a couple of sources. The first is the description of the coming of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2:2. “And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.” And the second source is from the Pentecost Sequence, the powerful sound of the chanting of the words, “Veni, Sancte Spiritus. Come, Holy Spirit,” which filled our church during the Pentecost Eve Vigil.

You can see more of my work on my website, and you can e-mail me at angela@studiotenshi.com.

Creation, oil on canvas, 3′ x 7′, ©Joseph G. Robertson, 2006

This painting comes to us from Seattle based artist, Joseph G. Robertson.

Speaking in Tongues, photgraphic print, 16″ x 20″ (framed), ©Dayton K. Knipher, 2007

Dayton is an artist from Tacoma, Washington, and she says this about her artwork:

The artwork that I create by my photographic images is specifically intended to explore the Spirit unleashed in the world in ways I believe have never before been represented. From the moment I began working with photography in this way, I have felt what I have been creating is, in fact, the visibility of the awesome power of the spirit’s entry into the natural world, and this unexpected visibility in my photographic images seems to be unleashed in fascinating and surprising ways. I believe that nature too “speaks in tongues” to us in ways that are not immediately understandable by our human wisdom.

You can reach Dayton at her e-mail address: karenknipher@aol.com

Pascha Rosatum, acrylic on canvas, 36″x 24″, ©Renee Cooke, 2007

You might remember Renee from our Visions of the Cross exhibit.

In describing her new piece Pascha Rosatum, she says:

This painting is inspired by the Italian celebration of the Pentecost where rosebuds fall from the church ceiling to celebrate and remind us of the Holy Spirit speaking to us with tongues of fire. I therefore have titled it “Pascha Rosatum” meaning “WhitSunday” and “rosatum” for the red colors that are used for the vestments. The flowers symbolize the apostles (you will count 11 of them) with fire upon them from the Holy Spirit (the dove).

You can contact Renee at her e-mail address: reneemonet@comcast.net.

Transformation, watercolor on paper, 31″ x 32″, ©Nadine Balabanis Baxter.

Nadine is an artist from Auburn, WA, and she tells us that “this image is inspired by the transformation of Saul into Paul.”

You can contact Nadine at her e-mail address: renisance@msn.com

Already on Fire, collage & calligraphy on Japanese calligraphy board, 10 3/4″ x 9 1/2″, ©Kathy Bozzuti-Jones, 2007

The quotation is “I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already on fire.” (Luke 12:49). The piece imagines the Spirit unleashed in the midst of great need and great desire, both suggested by the upraised hands.

Kathy Bozzuti-Jones has exhibited her artwork in an alternative gallery in Boston, Massachusetts (”Prayers for a Jamaican-Italian-American Baby Boy” photography/poetry collaboration) and at Trinity Wall Street in New York City (a contemporary devotional assemblage entitled, “Telos 2007.”)  She lives in New York City with her
husband, Mark and their son, Mark Anthony.  Kathy is on the staff of St. Bartholomew’s Church in Manhattan.

You can contact her at her e-mail address: kbozzuti-jones@stbarts.org