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Title of Piece: Reredos
Date of Creation: 2003
Location: Saint Mary Magdalene Church, Waupaca, Wisconsin
Brief Description: "In Waupaca, I created an absolutely unique reredos in the form of two virtually life-size oak trees carved in relief, whose trunks are composed of fourteen life-sized relief carved renditions of Holy people from the Old Testament, the New Testament, and contemporary life."
Artist Info: Michael R. Kapetan
Photographer Info: Michael R. Kapetan

Title of Piece: Moses
Date of Creation: 2003
Location: Saint Mary Magdalene Church, Waupaca, Wisconsin
Brief Description: "The left hand tree - “The Tree of Judah” - consists of Old Testament Saints. Sarah and Abraham form the tree trunk emerging from the ground. They are surmounted in turn by Moses the Lawgiver, King David, his grandmother Ruth, Prophet Isaiah, and St. John the Baptist."
Artist Info: Michael R. Kapetan
Photographer Info: Michael R. Kapetan

Title of Piece: John XXIII
Date of Creation: 2003
Location: Saint Mary Magdalene Church, Waupaca, Wisconsin
Brief Description: The right hand tree -“The Tree of Christ” - begins at its roots with the New Testament figures, Saints Peter and Paul. They are surmounted in turn by St. Isidore the Farmer and then by four people not yet officially sainted - Bishop Oscar Romero, Dorothy Day, Pope John XXIII, and Mother Theresa."
Artist Info: Michael R. Kapetan
Photographer Info: Michael R. Kapetan

Title of Piece: Crucifix
Date of Creation: 2000
Location: Our Lady of Good Counsel, Plymouth, Michigan
Brief Description: "Father John Sullivan and I envisioned a powerful symbolic message in the Crucifix. The Crucifix stands a total of fifteen feet tall and is suspended twenty feet above the floor. It takes the form a Celtic Cross. The Celtic openwork carving surrounding the figure of Jesus symbolizes the journey of faith. The stained glass aura that connects the four arms of the cross represents the glory that is attained through Christ. The life-size figure of Jesus expresses His example of nobility and grace in the face of suffering."
Artist Info: Michael R. Kapetan and Margaret Cavanaugh (stained glass in the Crucifix)
Photographer Info: Michael R. Kapetan

Title of Piece: Ambo
Date of Creation: 2000
Location: Our Lady of Good Council, Plymouth, Michigan
Brief Description: "The carvings of wheat and grape vines on the Altar and Ambo recall the sacrament of Holy Communion."
Artist Info: Michael R. Kapetan
Photographer Info: Michael R. Kapetan

Title of Piece: Altar
Date of Creation: 2000
Location: Our Lady of Good Council Plymouth, Michigan
Brief Description: "The carvings of wheat and grape vines on the Altar and Ambo recall the sacrament of Holy Communion."
Artist Info: Michael R. Kapetan
Photographer Info: Michael R. Kapetan

Title of Piece: General View
Date of Creation: 2000
Location: Saints Cyril & Methodius Seminary Chapel, Orchard Lake, Michigan
Brief Description: "I created a complete ensemble of Catholic liturgical furnishings that complements the architectural design of the Chapel. The Ambo, Altar, Presider’s Chair, and Tabernacle form a single line that defines the main ceremonial axis of the worship space."
Artist Info: Michael R. Kapetan
Photographer Info: Michael R. Kapetan

Title of Piece: Crucifix
Date of Creation: 2000
Location: Saints Cyril & Methodius Seminary Chapel, Orchard Lake, Michigan
Brief Description: "The life-size crucifix is suspended dramatically beneath the dome and above the altar at the very heart of the sacred space. I carved it in the round so that it has a powerful effect when viewed from any vantage point. Christ is depicted at the poignant moment between life and death, when 'He bowed down His head and gave up the ghost.'"
Artist Info: Michael R. Kapetan
Photographer Info: Michael R. Kapetan

Title of Piece: Ambo
Date of Creation: 2000
Location: Saints Cyril & Methodius Seminary Chapel, Orchard Lake, Michigan
Brief Description: Oak, Height 45" The carved designs on the Altar, Ambo, and Tabernacle are based on Polish folk art that reflects the ethnic heritage of the Seminary.
Artist Info: Michael R. Kapetan
Photographer Info: Michael R. Kapetan

Title of Piece: Altar
Date of Creation: 2000
Location: Saints Cyril & Methodius Seminary Chapel, Orchard Lake, Michigan
Brief Description: Oak, Height 42" The carved designs on the Altar, Ambo, and Tabernacle are based on Polish folk art that reflects the ethnic heritage of the Seminary.
Artist Info: Michael R. Kapetan
Photographer Info: Michael R. Kapetan

Title of Piece: Sanctuary view
Date of Creation: Unknown
Location: Catholic Art: Catherine McAuley Center, Sacred Heart Chapel Farmington Hills, Michigan
Brief Description: "I designed the Ceremonial Cross with a hollow center to reflect the theology of the Mercy Cross worn by all of the Sisters of Mercy. It bears no corpus, but rather asks of its wearer to live through the sacrifice of the cross. I fashioned it from oak, brass and clear glass and suspended it above the center of the worship space."
Artist Info: Michael R. Kapetan
Photographer Info: Michael R. Kapetan

Title of Piece: Altar
Date of Creation: Unknow
Location: Catherine McAuley Chapel Farmington Hills, Michigan
Brief Description: Oak and Ash, Height 42" The Irish roots of Catherine McAuley inspired the Celtic sacred designs on the altar and ambo.
Artist Info: Michael R. Kapetan
Photographer Info: Michael R. Kapetan

Title of Piece: Bishop's Throne
Date of Creation: 1995
Location: Saint Clement Ohridski Orthodox Church, Dearborn, Michigan
Brief Description: Black Walnut, 98" x 30" x 26". The Throne contains dozens of different Christian symbols
Artist Info: Michael R. Kapetan
Photographer Info: Michael R. Kapetan