a career out of art that is steeped in
tradition. The high quality of their work
is only rivaled by that of their ancient
European counterparts.
The walls of the studio in Braddock
are lined with supplies, brushes,
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scaled-down models of sanctuaries,
and beautiful glassware. Splashes
of paint on the mammoth side wall
are reminders of past projects that
spilled over the canvas. A shelf that
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arried couples, business stretches along the back wall houses
partners and friends David and hundreds of books about art history
Suzann Miriello and David and Mary and techniques.
Korns are not saints. They wear street
clothes, drink coffee and work out of “We do a lot of reading,” says David
a small studio in Braddock. No one Korns when asked how they learned
prays to them, but there are many all the techniques. After all, they don’t
people who credit them with a bit of just paint. The list of their services
divine inspiration. includes iconography, sculpture and
mosaic, restoration, glass, metalwork
Call it an artistic passion, a personal and furniture. Most of their skills were
mission or a responsibility to sustain not learned in school. They didn’t
a dwindling art form, the Miriellos attend workshops. They opened a .com
and Korns of New Guild Studio have book, bought the supplies needed and
taken responsibility for transforming got to work.
churches into timeless works of art.
.newguildstudio
The First Lutheran Church of Pittsburgh, With all this talent, it would make sense
www
Theological College Chapel of Wash- to expand and decorate the churches
ington D.C. and Saint Gregory Church of the nation en masse. However,
in Cannonsburg are just a few. In an
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New Guild relies on only a few trusted ts:
age that praises the most modern and
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contractors to help them with large-
abstract art, it is a bold move to make scale projects. Suzann explains that
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