I have often thought that the Cathedral in Sioux Falls is one of the most beautiful buildings in Sioux Falls, and now with the renovations, it will be even more exciting. I had the pleasure of meeting Byzantine artist, Fedor, from Moscow who painted panels for the chapel at the Cathedral a few years back. I also had the pleasure of eating borsht with him at the Touch of Europe and getting kicked out of Scarlett’s after he decided to get grabby-grabby with a stripper. Oh, the irony of a liturgical artist getting kicked out of a strip club. His artistic hero? Andy Warhol. Go figure. He also sold me this painting below, which is one of my most cherished paintings in my art collection.
…He’s got his own band back in Moscow called “Fuck You Yankee Bluejean”…
Really. I haven’t talked to Fedor for awhile, rumor was he was in prison.
Wait until Eyob’s mosaics are in at Our Saviors, across from Augie. They are quite striking.
Cathedral’s project is nice and long overdue..except the Church is getting bent over on their stone floor by out of town, Union labor big time. To the tune of 6 figures.
While that may be true, Italian marble isn’t exactly cheap. Why would a non-profit church blow that kind of money on marble, when tile would have been good enough is beyond me.