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The 13 mantles bear the title "FAITH, HOPE and LOVE". They are a project sprung out of great fascination with the Biblical stories from my childhood, inspiration from sermons, talks with my priest and tropological studies of Biblical texts.
I wanted to express the subtle meanings of my favorite texts and those which I have recently discovered, as I will describe later on for each mantle. I have chosen to express these interpretations with columns on mantles made with Italian woven suri alpaca and baby llama; warm and luxurious materials. In various ways, the columns symbolize that Biblical texts are the supporting elements in life. The fact that the columns are hand-stitched symbolizes the time and contemplation it takes to work with and get to know the texts. Finally, the mantles are stitched with cross stitches. The project turned out to be so thrilling that as one idea turned into another, I dedicated a year to complete it in my studio.
Thank you for your time reading this. If you would you like more information about the thoughts behind each mantle, a catalogue can be ordered.
Book of Genesis
Ch 1, v 1-31, Ch 2, v 2
The creation of the world
Genesis
Ch 3, v 1-7
The fall into sin and the expulsion from the Garden of Eden
Exodus
Ch 3, v 1-6, v 15
The Lord reveals himself in the burning thornbush
Numbers
Ch 21, v 4-9
The brass serpent
Luke
Ch 2, v 1-7
The Christmas story
Luke
Ch 15, v 4-6
Parable of the Lost Sheep
Luke
Ch 15, v 11-32
Parable of the prodigal son
John
Ch 2, v 1-10
The wedding in Cana
John
Ch 13, v 17
Jesus washes the feet of his disciples
Luke
Ch 22, v 14-20
The sacrament
Revelation
Ch 5, v 1-5, ch 21, v 4-5
The Lamb and the seven seals
Mathaeus
Ch 27, v 45-51
The death of Jesus
Acts
Ch 2, v 1-8
Pentecost
1. Corinthians
Ch 13, v 1-13
LOVE
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