An artful way to create jobs
By Patte Smith
Many local, state and national artists have felt the downturn of the economy, as well as other Americans. In the Castle Pines community, no one knows this better than Bill Sarge, owner of Cenacle Consultants. Sarge is a liturgical consultant whose projects mostly deal with Christian churches, schools and hospitals, although he does consult with other organizations.
“My profession is rare in Colorado,” stated Sarge. “I work with architects, chaplains, music ministers and contractors in the design process for Christian churches and buildings. There are liturgical guidelines that come into play when designing this type of structure. It needs to be appealing for the people of a congregation. Genuine art is rooted in the scriptures and can be very moving for people.”
After working in the corporate world for many years, Sarge started liturgical consulting because of his love of sacred art. He is passionate about supporting local artists, but if a project needs another creative person he always stays within the U.S. boundaries. The artists he works with are experienced in wood carving, stained glass, sculpture, bronze casting, pewter, and other mediums.
“Artists are having it rough in our country, along with most everyone. I basically have two clients, one is building the project and the other is embellishing it. I want to give my clients the very best while making sure it is equitable for everyone,” he stated. “I realize that if a sculpture is to be caste in bronze it can be done for one fourth of the cost in another country, but it’s important that we use the foundries right here in our own country, and several of them are in our own state of Colorado.”
Sarge is committed to using the talent that is here in U.S. He completely supports buying American and striving to keep people in the country employed – a good idea to stand behind.
For more information about Sarge’s consulting business go to www.cenacleconsultants.com.
Editor’s Note: Special thanks to Mr. Sarge for his thoughtful response to The Castle Pines Connection February article “Made in the USA Matters,” which prompted this story.
