Creating the ‘Holy Family’

With the holidays fast approaching, it’s the time a year again when the focus swings away from our day-to-day lives and instead turns to preparations for celebrations with family and friends.  Since the idea of ‘family’ being such a central focus for many of us around the holidays, we thought it would be perfect time to shine a light on some of the many Holy Family commissions we have created over the years.

Creating depictions of the Holy Family offers a unique challenge, because not only is it necessary to represent the obvious spiritual importance of family because of their divinity, but at the same time their humanity.  After all, even though the young Christ was definitely no ordinary child, during the early part of His life the relationship He shared with His parents was probably not unlike many of our own experiences as children.  As a result, in each of our pieces we have always tried to express the intimacy and tenderness that would have been shared among the members of the family in addition to creating something spiritually inspiring.

In the fifteen years that we have been creating liturgical art, we have had the opportunity to represent the Holy Family many times, and across many media and styles as well.  Pictured below are a few examples of the many depictions of the Holy Family for which we have been commissioned.

Venetian glass mosaic - 3' x 4'
Missionary Sisters of the Holy Family
Burlington, WI

Glazed ceramic & Venetian glass mosaic - 9.5' x 31'
All Saints Cemetery
Des Plaines, IL

Fiberglass - 6.5'
Holy Angels Catholic Church
Basehor, KS

Linden wood - 6'
St. Charles Catholic Church
Hartland, WI

Linden wood - 5.5'
St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church
Oshkosh, WI

Linden wood - 4.5'
St. Augustine Catholic Church
Thomasville, GA

Stained glass - 7.5' x 4'
Missionary Sisters of the Holy Family
Kankakee, IL

Oil on wood & gold leaf - 1.5' x 2'
St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church
Milwaukee, WI

If you have questions about this projects or your faith community has its own need liturgical artwork, feel free to contact us at any time.  Or please visit our website at www.inspiredart.com.