George Makary

The Chapel of Hospitality

Located on a parishioner’s private residence, this chapel consists of a painting program that pertained to the concept of hospitality, welcoming Christ into the home, and being that home itself. The chapel thus contains saints and Biblical scenes in which Christ is welcomed in a personal experience. The Virgin sits on the eastern wall, flanked by Michael, Gabriel, and the prophets who prophesied the incarnation of Christ. Thus the focal point of the room is the Virgin, the ultimate dwelling place of the Logos and an image of the welcoming of Christ. Painted in acrylic, the paintings were painted on wooden panels cut to fit the space perfectly and to emulate a wall painting program but to also posses portability if the need for deinstallation arose.