Is the glass half empty, or half full? Is it a sunset, or a sunrise?

A couple years ago, most would have said that the sun had set on the Pine Street church, one of dozens of empty churches in the area. But the gray stone building has been revived as the Tamaqua Community Art Center.And that's definitely a sunrise that adorns the front of the building. Designed by Duane Allen, and created by Kim East, the new mosaic above the art center's entrance was unveiled during a ceremony Friday afternoon. Both Allen and East live in Tamaqua."It's definitely the dawn of a new day," Allen said. "This is the first I've seen it, and it's perfect."East, with the help of numerous volunteers, built the mosaic on several panels that were set up in the art center's basement. Her father, Nic East, owns the Hill Home Forge, a bed-and-breakfast and art glass studio in Jim Thorpe."My dad donated scraps of glass, buckets and buckets of it," Kim East said. "I added other pieces, buttons, peace signs, Legos, superheroes, lions and tigers and bears I'm kind of a collector and like to find ways to use things that others might discard."East said the project took about six months. She thanked all the volunteers who contributed to the project.