Title: "Rose of Lima." St. Rose of Lima, patroness of Latin America and the Philippines and the first saint born in the Americas, was so perfectly beautiful, she would cause people to stare at her. They called her Rose, because she looked as lovely as a rose. Afraid that her beauty would be a temptation, she constantly rubbed her face with pepper and lye so that her skin would blister. She refused her parents wishes to marry until they relented. She spent her life as a Third Order Dominican in self-cloister doing extreme prayer, severe penance and fasting.
St. Rose of Lima, who raised and sold flowers from her garden and embroidered, is the patron saint of florists, gardeners, and embroiderers. "O St. Rose, first flower of sanctity in the New World, let the fragrance of your virtues diffuse itself in our lives." -Prayer to St. Rose of Lima
Artist: Lynn Garlick, Taos, New Mexico. The artist reserves all copyrights.
Media: High quality folk art print decoupaged onto pine board.
Dimensions: 8 3/4" 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."