Trinity Lutheran, Couer d’Alene, ID

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Kristen Gilje with “Come to the Water” ©2008Kristen Gilje  in Coeur d’Alene, ID
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©2008 Kristen Gilje “Come to the Water,” 3 of 4 panels 65″x42″ each, acrylic on masonite. 

Here is a mural I completed for the entryway of Trinity Lutheran Church, Coeur d’Alene Id. in 2008.  The four arched panels are 5.5 feet tall by 3.5 feet wide each. The three panels above depict a small quiet pool with a waterfall that I used to frequent in the Cascade Mountains, at Holden Village. I considered it a sacred place.

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©2008 Kristen Gilje Panel 1 “Come to the Water: All Water Carries the Sacred.” Acrylic on masonite, 65 inches by 42 inches. 

 

The first panel, seen here,  is an image of Lake Coeur d’Alene, and is closest to the main door of the church.

 

I designed this panel to have an outward, rather than inward, view. If I were to title this panel alone it would be”All Water Carries the Sacred” or “Go out with Good Courage.” But all four panels together are called “Come to the Water.”

 

 

 

 

 

Someone at the church took a couple of pictures of all the panels together, and spliced them. It was the only way to get an image of all four panels together after they were installed.

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©2008 Kristen Gilje “Come to the Water.”    5.5 feet by 17 feet, acrylic on masonite,

 

Kristofer installing “Come to the Water”

WELL. You may be wondering how big a STUDIO I have, in order to make such big paintings? At the time we were renting a house from a friend who had an attic studio. It was good to have a space, and I could stand straight up right in the middle of the room.

Kristen at Harris Street Studio