Title: "Brigid of Kildare." St. Brigid of Kildare, who was named after a pagan goddess, was an early Irish nun, abbess and founder of several monasteries, including Kildare. She also started a school for the arts. She is celebrated for her generosity to the poor. Tradition reveals her miracles relating to healing and household tasks. To comfort a dying man, she made a cross of straw called Brigid's Cross, which people hang from their ceilings to protect their homes from fire.
St. Brigid is the patroness of midwives, infants, nuns, poets, farmers, poultry, cattle and dairy workers. "Lord God, may St. Brigid kindle the flame of Divine Love in me, and may her sacred mantle cover me in time of need, wrap me in time of illness, and support me in time of trial, that I may be filled with her generosity and joy. Through Christ Our Lord, Amen."
Artist: Lynn Garlick, Taos, New Mexico. The artist reserves all copyrights.
Media: High quality folk art print decoupaged onto pine board.
Dimensions: 9 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 3/4"
Condition: New.
Speaking of her work, Lynn Garlick says, "The diverse cultures and the landscape of this part of the country deeply and yet unintentionally influenced me both artistically and spiritually. I am nourished by Northern New Mexico's rugged wildness and rawness. The profound devotion found in the different traditions and faiths here are unusual and inspiring."
Moved by the sacred art of the retablos (paintings) and the santeros (saint makers) who made them, Lynn started creating them herself. Lynn hand carves and paints her original designs on the traditionally used Ponderosa pine planks. Then she decoupages high quality prints of her originals onto pine boards in an old school technique used for the Italian altar screens of medieval Europe.
The saints and angels are ready to hang or rest about your home. On the back of each retablo is an inspiring story about the angel or saint. Many of the descriptions also include a prayer. "The saints, angels and prayers have changed and blessed my life. My hope is that they touch and bless others as well.