Title: "Saint Joan of Arc." St. Joan of Arc is the heroine of France and revered for her faithfulness and courage in battle and at her trial and execution. A poor, uneducated peasant girl with pious parents, at age 14, Joan began to hear voices of St. Michael the Archangel, St. Catherine of Alexandria and St. Margaret of Antioch. The voices told her that she had a mission to save France. The English had invaded and allied with a Burgundian army to displace the French king and threatened to conquer the whole nation. She gained the confidence of King Charles VII who sent her to the head of the army at Orleans where her victory turned the tide of war and regained the French kingdom. Leading a bold attack in Paris, she was wounded in battle, captured by soldiers from Burgundy and sold to England. She was tried as a witch and burned at the stake at age 19.
St. Joan of Arc is the patroness of France and of spiritual warriors, divine guidance and women's army corps. "I am not afraid...I was born to do this....Act, and God will act." - St. Joan of Arc.
Artist: Lynn Garlick, Taos, New Mexico. The artist reserves all copyrights.
Media: High quality folk art print decoupaged onto pine board.
Dimensions: 8 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.