God-Shaped

by Sara Leonard

1st Place and Best in Show, 3D Visual Art, Create | Encounter 2025

Artist Statement:

God Shaped combines the theological illustration of St. Patrick and the moral statement of Dr. Suess. Both use the imagery of a clover, St. Patrick uses it to describe the threefold personhood of God, Dr. Suess uses it to say: “A person is a person no matter how small”.

God Shaped uses canvases, magnets, acrylic paint and clay to assemble an interactive painting and sculpture. The first layer describes Dr. Suess’ clover, while the other layers build up the leaves and reflect my vision of God holding up humanity and our whole universe. It is God who gives us our intrinsic value, for we are made in his image.