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Artist
Marirose
Jelicich
is
the
designer
of
the
Liturgical
Vessels
and
Processional
Sets
for
the
Cathedral
of
Our
Lady
of
the
Angels.
The
simple
elegance
and
timelessness
of
her
designs
enhances
aesthetic
awareness
in
the
worshipping
Christian
community.
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Born
and
raised
in
Sacramento,
California,
she
began
her
artistic
career
in
private
schools,
followed
by
Bachelor
of
Arts
and
Master
of
Arts
degrees
from
California
State
University
at
Sacramento.
She
received
her
ILC
Certification
from
Catholic
Theological
Union,
Chicago,
Institute
for
Liturgical
Consultant.
She
began
her
professional
career
designing
and
creating
jewelry.
Jelicich's
first
commission
began
with
liturgical
vessels
for
The
Cathedral
of
the
Blessed
Sacrament
in
Sacramento,
California,
after
she
entered
a
liturgical
art
exhibit.
This
was
followed
by
commissions
in
California
for
churches
in
Bakersfield,
Vallejo,
Sacramento,
Oakland,
Hayward,
Stockton,
Lafayette,
Walnut
Creek,
Yuba
City,
Galt,
Monterey,
Orange,
Los
Angeles
and
San
Francisco.
She
also
has
designed
sterling
silver
objects
for
prelates
in
Leven,
Belgium,
Kenosha,
Wisconsin,
and
Phoenix,
Arizona.
The
artist
has
received
for
her
work
the
Bene
Award,
IFRAA
Design
of
Excellence,
and
the
California
State
Fair
Metal
Award.
She
has
been
featured
in
several
exhibitions
and
articles
and
has
been
an
art
instructor
in
Sacramento
and
at
the
University
of
California
at
Berkeley.
For
the
last
twenty
years
she
has
approached
a
liturgical
vessel
design
"like
a
fine,
fine,
beautiful
object,
like
a
piece
of
jewelry."
She
believes
that
with
a
sense
of
good
design
and
craftsmanship,
her
objects
should
last
a
lifetime,
"passed
on
from
one
generation
to
the
next."
Jelicich
first
began
her
Cathedral
commission
by
creating
exciting,
beautiful
designs,
then
adapting
those
designs
to
practicality.
Each
work
must
be
produced
by
machines
and
be
ergonomic,
functional
in
the
hands
of
those
who
must
carry
the
processional
cross
and
candles,
incense
containers,
and
so
forth.
She
works
alone
in
her
studio,
but
does
sub-contracting
for
various
stages
of
the
fabrication.
Jelicich's
concept
for
the
Cathedral's
appointments
was
formed
by
Los
Angeles
being
the
City
of
Angels.
"I
drew
a
lot
of
my
inspiration
from
the
Heavenly
Beings
of
Angels,"
she
explains.
She
hopes
people
one
hundred
years
from
now
will
see
the
vessels,
torches
and
cross
as
"beautiful
as
they
were
when
they
first
came
into
the
Cathedral,
and
that
they
love
them
just
as
much
as
we
do
today."
Learn
more
about
LITURGICAL
VESSELS.
