Title: "Santa Clare." St. Clare of Assisi was born into great wealth and abandoned it all, becoming one of the first followers of St. Francis of Assisi. She founded the order of Poor Clares, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition, and wrote their Rule of Life, the first set of monastic guidelines known to have been written by a woman. Her mother and sister joined her in the monastery. She restored the Rule of severe poverty, austerity, seclusion and silence in 17 monasteries during her lifetime. Twice, when her convent was under attack she displayed the Blessed Sacrament on the wall successfully thwarting the invasion, telling her sisters to trust Jesus. When she was too sick and immobile to attend Mass, St. Clare saw and heard Mass on the wall of her cell. Pope Pius XII named her the patron saint of television.
Artist: Lynn Garlick, Taos, New Mexico. The artist reserves all copyrights.
Media: High quality folk art print decoupaged onto pine board.
Dimensions: 13 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."