Her artist statement reads: "This piece represents the simple joy that religion brings. I am grateful for the "Good News" in my life. I am also grateful to my lovely, joyful neighbor Daphne* who helped inspire this painting."
A couple of years ago, Carol spoke about marking the word "joy" whenever she came across it in her scripture reading, and she paid particular attention to the context in each instance. What an inspired and transformational idea, and perhaps the genesis for this piece.
I hope you've had a joyful birthday today, Carol!
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*We love our lovely, joyful neighbor Daphne, too. She's a couple of years younger than Jack and sometimes takes care of our cats when we go out of town. Shortly after we brought them home as kittens we found a set of very carefully written and illustrated instructions for making kitty parachutes out of plastic grocery bags. (We've got a tempting balcony in our two-story entryway.) Turned out to be Daphne's brainchild.
3 comments:
Margy, thanks for sharing! Sometimes I feel so out of the loop! Your post helps me to know that I CAN be informed if I take the time or choose to be! Are we not all inspired by Carol?
Beautiful thoughts. I love the idea of searching for different words or ideas when reading the scriptures. It can become a new experience every time.
Thanks for the kind thoughts!
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