Wood Cross: a typographic Communion keepsake

The project

This commission was created as a keepsake to give on the day of a Communion celebration. At Archicercle, we designed and made a piece in which the Spanish text of the Lord’s Prayer forms a Christian cross.

Typography is central to the design: rather than being added as an inscription on a cross, the words of the prayer form the shape itself. The cut-out text brings the prayer and its religious silhouette together in a single object.

The piece was laser-cut from MDF. Before cutting, the material was covered with a protective film to achieve a clean surface finish.

The cross has a wood-toned appearance and a rectangular supporting base for tabletop display. This arrangement allows the keepsake to be retained as a small decorative object.

Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.