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For the
Baptist Hospital West Chapel in Knoxville, we were asked
to create a symbolically religious window that would
inspire those who are religious but not to offend those
who are not. The window was also to reflect the beautiful landscape of
East Tennessee. The
focus of our scene is a large waterfall which symbolizes
the living waters. Flying over the waterfall is a dove which symbolizes Christ
and peace. Flowing
out of the dove is a rainbow which symbolizes the calm
that comes after a storm.
Directly above the dove is the star of the
Nativity. The
red ribbon that drops down from the heavens symbolizes
the Holy Spirit. The pattern on the ribbon is taken from the chapel windows at
Baptist Hospital downtown.
That shows that the new hospital is tied to the
old. There
are 12 rays which symbolizes the twelve tribes of
Israel. The
sunrise symbolizes the hope that a new day brings.
There are 66 stars in the sky that symbolize the
66 books of the Bible.
The iris symbolizes trinity and it is also the
Tennessee state flower.
The daisy is the symbol for youth and innocence.
For those who do not see the symbolism, the scenery is
simply breathtakingly beautiful.
The overall size is 28 feet tall and 33 feet
wide. It is
divided into 56 panels.
Every piece of glass has been hand painted and
fired in a kiln.
Some pieces were sandblasted then painted.
Many pieces were silver stained (the bright
yellow in the center of the daisies). |