Stations of the Cross Mural

Designating a strip of sidewalk in Dexter Park, I painted (with colored corn starch) the fourteen episodes from the Catholic Stations of the Cross. Most places had been closed all winter, including Good Friday, but I wanted to publicly ponder Jesus’ crucifixion. The slow-paced installation helped me to meditate over each scene of Jesus’ journey to Golgotha where he died.

1. Jesus is condemned to death.

2. Jesus carries His cross.

3. Jesus falls for the first time.

4. Jesus meets His mother.

5. Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry His cross.

6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus.

7. Jesus falls the second time.

8. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem.

9. Jesus falls a third time.

10. Jesus' clothes are taken away.

11. Jesus is nailed to the cross.

12. Jesus dies on the cross.

13. The body of Jesus is taken down from the cross.

14. Jesus is laid in the tomb.

Early Easter morning I finished the series by adding the final figure, a resurrected Jesus next to an empty tomb.

Jesus is King! Risen indeed.