Our artists from Conrad Schmitt studios highlighted many of our symbols and accents with gold. This process is called "gilding". To gild a prepared surface, an adhesive called "sizing" is brushed onto a solid surface such as wood or metal where it sets to an appropriate tackiness. Then, the 23 kt. gold leaf is applied, taken from either small booklets of leaves or narrow rolls. The leaf is gently laid onto the surface, then dabbed against the sizing with a dry brush. What does not adhere is easily brushed off.
There are many areas where there is gilding in the church. The ambo, the music board, the reredos, the stations of the cross, the door at the Main Street entrance are all beautifully accented with gold. Can you find more?
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