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by Artist's Name
        
by Diocese

 

  Richard Adams

  Barbara Dee Baumgarten

  Stefan Daniel Bell

  Wilfredo Benitez-Rivera

  Rachel Clearfield

  Ferris Cook

  Veryle Lynn Cox

  Elizabeth Downs

  Episcopal Relief & Development

  Ann Finch

  Paul Fromberg

  Francine Halvorsen

  Nancy B. Johnston

  Joe Kenney

  Jerome Lawrence
  Julee Lowe

  Jeanne Morrow

  Jan Neal

  Michael Noyes

  Steve O'Loughlin

  Margaret Adams Parker
  Rachel Weaver Rivera
  Sue Schwartz
  Donna Shasteen
  Delda Skinner
  Laura Fisher Smith
  Kathy Thaden
  Barbi Tinder
  Shahar Caren Weaver
  Anne Wetzel
  Suzanne Zoole
 

God's Work      Brie Dodson, Curator           presented June 18, 2006

 
 
 

 

 
Into God's Good Future (a.k.a. Mestizaje)

by Kathy Thaden
(Mosaic, 2006, 16 1/4" x 12 1/4")
Trinity Episcopal Church - Kremmling, CO
thadenmosaics@yahoo.com
 

 
“Mestizaje” is my vision of new and distinct cultures being added to my own inner being. Recently inspired by petroglyph spirals in New Mexico and by theologian Virgilio Elizondo, I can imagine “a new mosaic of the human race.”
 
As a mosaic artist, Kathy Thaden is inspired to work with Christian symbols, icons and other sacred imagery. In our throwaway society, Thaden feels called to reinvent and recycle discarded items -- old boxes and chipped mirrors to name a few -- into objects of art formed in prayer. Stained glass, mirror, glass and ceramic tile, stone, wood and any number of found objects have been incorporated into her mosaics. Working with the broken pieces is a transforming process. Slowly, the pieces change shape, are fit together, and made whole again with glue and grout - often in unexpected ways.
 
Before becoming a full-time studio artist, Thaden was a professional graphic designer and art director. Working in television and broadcast design for over twenty years, her primary focus was on creating imagery for the video screen in addition to various print and set designs. While being honored with numerous awards, including seven Emmy Awards, Thaden’s passion for creativity is now found through mosaics, overflowing beyond computer-generated images into something more tactile.
 
“The journey of leaving my former art career behind and entering the door God has opened for me with my mosaics has been exciting and humbling. An answer to prayer was heard in ‘be open to possibilities’, and here I am.” Thaden’s home is in Kremmling, Colorado with her son and husband, Tim, who is vicar of Trinity Episcopal Church.

   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
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