The Welcome Wall

We couldn't be more happy with our "welcome wall" as you enter the lower part of our church building.  I had always envisioned a collage wall in this entry space...and it's nice when the vision in you head matches the finished product.  

 
There will be a TV monitor to the left of the art so it all had to be oriented to the right...but that allowed it to line up perfectly as you enter the doors.  The monitor will have a constant feed of photos and events and things happening at the church.

Looking to the left to the elevator.

The entry way doors.  I love the floors...and the columns!

 A tiny glimpse of the stairs.

The players:  Joan, me and Gwyn.  Joan and I did the textiles and the layout
and Gwyn did the photo art and the hands image.

The pieces:  the rainbow banner posted about here, the open and affirming stole, two lovely art pieces from art.com that we took a chance on and to our relief worked perfectly, three art photos done by Gwyn shown in greater detail below, a reinvented "Growing for Good" image used during the campaign (the first image had a sprout in the hands...now it's a tree) and another banner to on the right with our initial inspiration upholstery fabric.  Some of the photos also show a small dedication plaque that was put up at the last minute on Sunday.  (some of the photos are from Saturday)  The "Welcome to Hancock Church" was ordered from a sign company and are a vinyl cling type material...and fairly easy to install.  The words look like they are painted on the wall...it's hard to tell but they are a deep blue and match the fabric letters that we fused on the "Open and Affirming" stole.

Gwyn's art photos were an important part of the wall...making it very personal to Hancock!

The lower doors to the church to the welcome wall and church offices.  

The words on the top are from a letter to Hancock from a church in Turkey. 

The image of doors has become somewhat of a symbol of the 

campaign...a sign of welcome.

  These are the upper doors to the narthex and sanctuary.  Notice John Hancock's signature at the top...and it's hard to see but a map of Lexington is on the stairs and in the sky. 

Looking out the front doors to the Lexington Battle Green.  

Part of The Covenant of Welcome is on the sidewalk and another historic document across the top.

From this.....

and this.....

To this!  This was a fun journey Joan and Gwyn!

Stay tuned for more on the tree quilt banner in the grand stairway.