Norman, at work on St. John the Baptist Church and Parish Center, Hillsdale, NJ

About Us

Norman Woehrle, artist and designer, studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, Germany.

He received an award for excellence from the New Jersey Society of Architects for an extensive mural project in the School for Handicapped and Emotionally Disturbed Children in Salem County.

Nola Woehrle, weaver and textile artisan, studied tapestry weaving with Ebba Fahrig in Munich.

Nola also has superb sewing skills and has fabricated numerous beautiful appliqued liturgical hangings.

As a couple they comprise Windhover Art and Design Studio and have been doing good work for Catholic churches, chapels, schools, and parish centers for over twenty years.

Nola, with "Baptism of Christ"

Norman has supplied designs for stained glass, liturgical furnishings and appointments that were fabricated by skilled craftspeople in glass, metal, wood and stone.

Work emanating from Windhover Studio can be found in dioceses in New Jersey, New York, Minnesota, and Florida.