|
|
|
|
 Submit
|
Custom Search
CivicLifeSportsSchoolsBusinessFoodOur HomesLetters/OpinionsCalendar
Published April 4th, 2018
Art rings a bell with congregation
By Pippa Fisher
Local artist Brian Enright created this modern sculpture using the original bell from Our Savior's Lutheran Church. Photo provided

Public art might be popping up all over Lafayette, but there are also notable private art pieces that residents might not have noticed such as the historic bell sculpture tucked away in a courtyard outside Our Savior's Lutheran Church on Carol Lane. And this piece has special significance to the church.
Oakland artist Brian Enright, who grew up in Lafayette, explains that the bell featured in the sculpture was the one used in the bell tower of the original building built in 1947. "They haven't had a bell tower for 40 years or so," says Enright, adding that it was unearthed in the past few years by the congregation and that they had been looking for something to do with it.
He was commissioned in 2017 to create a modern stand and "striker" for the original bell as part of the redesign of the central courtyard at OSLC. Using steel and redwood Enright created the 5-foot by 5-foot piece in his studio in Oakland.
"Brian has done a spectacular job with the piece and the placement," says Head Pastor Dan Senter. He says the tower and the bell were up there until it was torn down in the 1980s to begin the new building remodel. "Pulled from the rubble, it (the bell) has been lost in the basement for years."
Senter says that they think it might have originally come from an old steam locomotive before that.
"In the early days the hardest thing was keeping the teenagers out of the bell tower as pulling those old ropes to ring the bell was a favorite pastime," says Senter.

print story

Before you print this article, please remember that it will remain in our archive for you to visit anytime.
download pdf
(use the pdf document for best printing results!)
Comments
Send your comment to:
Reach the reporter at:
This article was published on Page B2:
Quick Links for LamorindaWeekly.com
Home
Archive
Advertise
send artwork to:
ads@lamorindaweekly.com
Classified ads
Lamorinda Service Directory
About us and How to Contact us
Submit
Letter to the Editor
Send stories or ideas to:
storydesk@lamorindaweekly.com
Send sports stories and photos to:
sportsdesk@lamorindaweekly.com
Subscribe to receive a delivered or mailed copy
Subscribe to receive storylinks by email		 Content
Civic
Lafayette
Moraga
Orinda
MOFD
Life
Sports
Schools
Business
Food
Our Homes
Letters/Opinions
Calendar
Copyright Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA