Bene Award

St. Maximilian Kolbe Church Windows

St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church, Westlake Village, CA
Artist / Studio: Elizabeth Devereaux Architectural Glass
www.devglas.com
Architect / Firm: Joe Back / A. C. Martin Partners, Inc.
www.acmartin.com
Fabricators: John Mullinax, Aaron Macomber, Elizabeth Devereaux / Devereaux Architectural Glass
Photographer: Ron Schwager; image 4 by E. Devereaux

3 Sanctuary windows: 26.5' H x 2.3' W; 19.3'  H x 2.3' W; 11.9' H x 2.3' W. The design echoes the architecture's theme of the "tree of life." The martyrdom of St. Maximilian Kolbe is suggested in the barbed wire around the tree trunks which spiral up the tree until they become gold leaves, symbolic of the Resurrection. Two lower gathering space windows each 3' 4" W x 11' 3" H: repeat colors of worship space. Five Clerestory windows each 3' W x 3' H. Reconciliation window 7' 6' H x 7' 1" W+B21. Hand-blown glass, some triple flashed (layers) including amber, olive and white translucent. Sprayed and kiln fired 24 carat gold luster leaf imprints and laminated handmade bevels.

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