A Lenten Project 1

At our Ash Wednesday service

we each received this piece of burlap

with our ashes.

Burlap cloth has biblical history.

We were asked to keep it present in our lives

during this time of Lent

to remind us of our repentance.

As the pastor was sharing about this small piece of burlap,

my mind immediately went to the thought - 

I will add to this piece of burlap for each day of Lent

and create a visual representation

of my journey.

Day 1:  I added the purple yarn,

the color of majesty.

Day 2:  I added a piece of paper I made a few year back 

with flower petals meshed it.

Nature's delicacy 

Day 3: I added the loose page from an old religious book

I was given.

Words God has heard spoken

in the air I breath today.

I sewed the old page onto the burlap and the handmade paper.

Right away, it begins to take on this presence of age and relic beauty.

An old singular peacock feather earring I had

around my studio was calling to join into this

uniquely visual journey.

Day 4: An old singular peacock earring

tied on with a yellow string,

this demonstrates God's use of his fantastically perfect pattern and color scheme.

The end of Day 4!

Day 5 Lenten Project

Day 5:  I added an old yellow piece of salvaged wood

The Lenten project thus far was tacked onto the yellow piece of wood with 2 nails.

These copper nails symbolized the nails that went 

into Christ's hands.

My Lenten journey thus far...