Ignatius Loyola in Stained Glass

Artist draws on imagery to illustrate Ignatius

A large version of the design will hang in the 25 E. Pearson building at WTC; four smaller renderings will appear at the Lake Shore, Mallinckrodt, Medical Center and Rome Center campuses.

The brightly-colored, highly stylized design shows St. Ignatius in front of a red cross, the red "representing the blood of Christ," Csicsko said.

"The cross divides the picture into four squares: a castle, depicting the Loyola family home in Spain; the sacred heart; St. Peter's in Rome, representing Rome's importance in Ignatius' life and Loyola University Chicago's Rome Center; and the skyline of Chicago, which represents the university here," Csicsko said.

"The saint is in a contemplative pose, looking at us with his hand over his heart a gesture of love," he added.

A wide array of institutional, editorial and corporate clients have requested Csicsko's illustrations, which range from serious to whimsical. His work has appeared in Esquire and Playboy, and he is a regular contributor to Cyborg Systems Software, the American Bar Association, the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Chicago Tribune. In 1993, Csicsko illustrated the White House Christmas booklet for President and Mrs. Clinton.

Csicsko also has created a series of original prints, "Saints in the Garden," based on the lives of Saints Mary Magdalene, Rita, Barbara, Eugenia, Claire, Felicity and Perpetus.