Kneading Faith 2025 - Rod Lathim

“Kneading Faith 2025”

Hobart mixing blades, neon, custom metal base

22 ¾ T x 12” W x 9” D

Two industrial mixing blades rise like sentinels of belief—vessels once used to knead sustenance, now transformed into symbols of renewal. Through their curved openings, light breathes: a soft white glow in front, and from behind, hues of cobalt, turquoise, and magenta pulse like quiet heartbeats.

The title turns on a double meaning—kneading and needing—suggesting that faith, like bread, must be worked, shaped, and tended to endure. “Kneading Faith 2025” holds a calm reverence, meeting each viewer differently: as a menorah, a stained-glass window, or a pure abstraction of spirit and light. It is both grounded and transcendent—an invitation to believe, to reflect, to knead hope back into form. It is my hope that the piece radiates a peaceful reverence that invites personal reflection.