PAX CREATIONS

So, I designed and made my cross. I had several fellow deacons ask me if I would make them a cross. At that time my children were grown, and my wife told me that I should get back into jewelry making again. So, I created four crosses that artistically reflected the ministry and I called them the St. Stephen's Collection. I then bought an ad in Deacon Digest and Pax Creations was born... I am Deacon Bill Scarmardo. I was ordained a Catholic Deacon in 2000 for the Diocese of Austin in the state of Texas, and I serve at the parish I grew up in, Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Bryan, Texas. I am an architect by trade. Although I earned a Bachelor of Environmental Design and a Master of Architecture degree at Texas A&M University I was always fascinated by the creativity and craftsmanship that jewelry-making provided. So, when I was studying Architecture I took some jewelry-making courses as an elective. When I graduated I took a position with an architectural firm, but I also..