Scale

I often say that I am drawn to larger designs that can be appreciated from the back pew, because there is always someone in the back pew. I don’t care for small motifs that can’t be fully appreciated until you get up close. In creating this Lenten frontal, I scaled up a crown of thorns as large as it could go, extending off the fabric so only a portion of the design was visible—but still enough that it is immediately recognizable as a crown of thorns. The overlapping lines create spaces that are filled with different shades of silk dupioni. This is a bold and modern take on a two-thousand year old symbol.