Friday Night Art - Artist Jim Rode

I made an iPhone shot of Meeting the Fans at St. Joseph the Old Cathedral, after a church service. Later, I recreated it in a media printed on paper. The priest is talking with the church faithful. This is the church where the rectory was damaged and the church windows were blown in by a terrorist attack on the Murrah Federal building in Oklahoma City (the Oklahoma City Memorial). The restoration is inspiring as you sit quietly during services. Your eye roams everywhere. Where the rectory stood, the Diocese paid for and installed a statue of Jesus. "And Jesus Wept" A daycare with children was located in the building. The blast killed 168 people including 19 children in the daycare. To read more about the statue, Click http://blog.jimrode.com/blog-homepage-for-artist-jim-rode-friday-night-art/and-jesus-wept  Meeting the Fans: Father talks with parishioners after mass.

After the terrorist attack on Oklahoma City, an assessment had to be made on repairing the damage to St. Joseph the Old Cathedral. It was the first brick and mortar church built after the land rush and just prior to Oklahoma statehood. Stained glass windows in the church were blown inward over the pews and carpet. The rectory was heavily damaged. The blast killed 168 people including 19 children in the buildings day care.  The Catholic Diocese dedicated a shrine behind the church of Jesus with His back turned away from the disaster weeping. These photos of the sculpture reveal the statue and its proximity to the church and the blast site. The immediate wall around the statue includes 168 holes depicting those no longer with us. #fridaynightart Photos on watercolor paper at $225, signed; or 20x24 on aluminum at $899 And Jesus Wept St. Joseph the Old Cathedral