The First Presbyterian Church asked for an image to add Christian thought and symbolism to the blank wall of the lobby and to harmonize with the existing architecture. To achieve these goals, I combined two powerful symbols.

The starburst symbol of the sun as fire and light has primordial roots. I grafted this archaic image to the Celtic Cross, sized it to fit the narthex wall, and fashioned it of the Church's dominant wood, oak. In this image, the primary symbol of the Christian faith, the Cross, stands center-most and foremost, the starburst radiating from it and echoing upon it. For me, this image illuminates a text whose author I do not know, "The last day of Revelation will read what the first day of Genesis has writ."

For further reading, please  read Carving for the Saints.