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Title of Piece: Chapel of San Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe
Date of Creation: 2003
Location: St. Joseph in Saginaw, MI
Artist Info: Mark Joseph Costello, Liturgical Design Consultant; John Guiliani, artist
Architect Info: Dow, Howell, Gilmore Associates, Architects/Planners
Photographer Info: Mark Joseph Costello

Title of Piece: San Juan Diego
Date of Creation: 2003
Artist Info: Mark Joseph Costello, Liturgical Design Consultant; John Guiliani, artist
Architect Info: Dow, Howell, Gilmore Associates, Architects/Planners
Photographer Info: Mark Joseph Costello

Title of Piece: Our Lady of Guadalupe
Date of Creation: 2003
Location: St. Joseph in Saginaw, MI
Artist Info: Mark Joseph Costello, Liturgical Design Consultant; John Guiliani, artist
Architect Info: Dow, Howell, Gilmore Associates, Architects/Planners
Photographer Info: Mark Joseph Costello

Title of Piece: Processional Cross
Date of Creation: 2003
Location: St. Joseph in Saginaw, MI
Brief Description: The processional cross with welcome gesture, water and the fish symbol of early Christianity - located at font. It also includes tree of life, blood/water (a Eucharistic reference) imagery. The opening seed pod on the cross – image of Word falling on good ground
Artist Info: Mark Joseph Costello, Liturgical Design Consultant; John Guiliani, artist
Architect Info: Dow, Howell, Gilmore Associates, Architects/Planners
Photographer Info: Mark Joseph Costello

Title of Piece: Processional Cross - detail
Date of Creation: 2003
Location: St. Joseph in Saginaw, MI
Artist Info: Mark Joseph Costello, Liturgical Design Consultant; John Guiliani, artist
Architect Info: Dow, Howell, Gilmore Associates, Architects/Planners
Photographer Info: Mark Joseph Costello

Title of Piece: Water element on the processional cross
Date of Creation: 2003
Location: St. Joseph in Saginaw, MI
Brief Description: The processional cross with welcome gesture, water and the fish symbol of early Christianity - located at font. It also includes tree of life, blood/water (a Eucharistic reference) imagery.
Artist Info: Mark Joseph Costello, Liturgical Design Consultant; John Guiliani, artist
Architect Info: Dow, Howell, Gilmore Associates, Architects/Planners
Photographer Info: Mark Joseph Costello

Title of Piece: Opening seed pod at the base of the cross
Date of Creation: 2003
Location: St. Joseph in Saginaw, MI
Brief Description: The opening seed pod on the cross – image of Word falling on good ground.
Artist Info: Mark Joseph Costello, Liturgical Design Consultant; John Guiliani, artist
Architect Info: Dow, Howell, Gilmore Associates, Architects/Planners
Photographer Info: Mark Joseph Costello

Title of Piece: Baptismal font
Date of Creation: 2004
Location: Risen Christ Church in Boise, ID
Brief Description: This new church project included: The baptismal font referencing a biblical image for the Risen Christ – the empty tomb. The cast away garments of death as subject for the upper font. The paschal candle stand incorporating the image of Mary Magdalene announcing the news of the resurrection – greeting when parishioners enter, and leading when they leave.
Artist Info: Mark Joseph Costello, Liturgical Design Consultant; John Taye, Francis Fox and Chris Schoefield, Artists
Photographer Info: Mark Joseph Costello

Title of Piece: Water feature
Date of Creation: 2004
Location: Lourdes Hospital Chapel in Padukah, KY
Brief Description: An entrance water feature includes ribbon bands of glass and bronze. Scripture reference to water from the psalms are etched into the bands.
Artist Info: Mark Joseph Costello, Liturgical Design Consultant, Water feature designer
Photographer Info: Mark Joseph Costello

Title of Piece: Holy water font and Oil of the Sick
Date of Creation: 2004
Location: Lourdes Hospital Chapel in Padukah, KY
Artist Info: Mark Joseph Costello, Liturgical Design Consultant, Water feature designer
Photographer Info: Mark Joseph Costello

Title of Piece: Holy water font
Date of Creation: 2004
Location: Lourdes Hospital Chapel in Padukah, KY
Artist Info: Mark Joseph Costello, Liturgical Design Consultant, Water feature designer
Photographer Info: Mark Joseph Costello

Title of Piece: Tabernacle
Date of Creation: 2004
Location: Lourdes Hospital Chapel in Padukah, KY
Artist Info: Mark Joseph Costello, Liturgical Design Consultant, Water feature designer Freda Fairchild, Fabric Artist
Photographer Info: Mark Joseph Costello

Title of Piece: Panels
Date of Creation: 2004
Location: Lourdes Hospital Chapel in Padukah, KY
Brief Description: Panels of layered silk, gold leaf and stitching were created for the interior.
Artist Info: Mark Joseph Costello, Liturgical Design Consultant; Freda Fairchild, Fabric Artist
Photographer Info: Mark Joseph Costello

Title of Piece: Detail of panels with processional cross
Date of Creation: 2004
Location: Lourdes Hospital Chapel in Padukah, KY
Brief Description: Texts with water references from the Old Testament were incorporated in the layers of the panels. They were written in the biblical languages and languages used in the community
Artist Info: Mark Joseph Costello, Liturgical Design Consultant; Freda Fairchild, Fabric Artist
Photographer Info: Mark Joseph Costello