
2015
St Mary’s Church
Sulhamstead








This church commissioned a 21st century art work to be dedicated to the Glory of God and in memory of the family of the donor, Ron Ponting.
The idea of the family tree, both natural and spiritual, is informed by the position of the window overlooking the baptismal font just inside the main entrance. The design takes its inspiration from a medieval form used in stained glass to represent the genealogy, or family tree, of Jesus. This normally shows successive boughs, or generations, growing upward from the base until finally flowering in the person of Christ.
Its exuberant colours echo those found in other windows in the church and express a joyful celebration of ‘family’ in all its forms. In the centre, the fabric of the church forms the trunk of the tree.

In the studio


Image; Linda Norris

Image; Linda Norris




some more behind the scenes….
Sulhamstead: Making
Sulhamstead: Installation

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Sulhamstead Abbots,
Berkshire, RG7 4ED
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