Fabric Art - Banners
Fabric provides an excellent medium for abstract and concrete storytelling. In the same `way that Cathedral windows were commissioned to show the Gospel, cotton banners provide a an entry into the good news that is not exclusively word-based. The visual cues are meant to evoke worship as we are drawn into the greatness of the God who created color and light, story and meaning.
Most of these banners were wrought by Jane Wright and Lucile Playfair with design help from Sarah Harrington, and lots of cutting by congregation members during coffee hour. The banners are hung about 14 feet up the wall, which also requires the help of those who are vertically gifted:-) We have a mix of banners with words and no words being careful to make meanings of the banners accessible to everyone. Most of them are made with cotton, often batik so as to give texture. They hang in pairs on either side of the organ pipes and range from 6-8 feet long. When not hanging in the sanctuary we hang the whole liturgical year in the community room, providing a visual connection between gathered worship and daily life.
Most of these banners were wrought by Jane Wright and Lucile Playfair with design help from Sarah Harrington, and lots of cutting by congregation members during coffee hour. The banners are hung about 14 feet up the wall, which also requires the help of those who are vertically gifted:-) We have a mix of banners with words and no words being careful to make meanings of the banners accessible to everyone. Most of them are made with cotton, often batik so as to give texture. They hang in pairs on either side of the organ pipes and range from 6-8 feet long. When not hanging in the sanctuary we hang the whole liturgical year in the community room, providing a visual connection between gathered worship and daily life.