Green Woman

The Rose That Never Fades

Oft as summer closes when thine eye reposes on its lingering roses once so loved by thee

Think of her who wove them, her who made thee love them

Oh, then remember me.

From Go Where Glory Waits Thee

by Thomas Moore

December at Emmanuel

The postcard for December events at my parish was finished tonight.  Here it is. 

Veracity

"Trust and integrity are precious resources easily squandered, hard to regain.  They can thrive only on a foundation of respect for veracity."

Sissela Bokin, Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life

Same Church; New Image

As anyone who reads this journal knows, I am an Episcopalian.  Last year this time I created symbols for use by The Episcopal Church USA in the Image Shop offered at no charge for parishes to use for local publications.   My symbols are offered along with those of three other artists selected to provide images. 

I worked mainly on symbols for the sacraments of the church, but my favorite designs were Episcopal Shields.  I had a great deal of fun imagining different textures and edgier images to represent the church.  I am pleased that a church in Washington State wants to use the "Old Paint Shield" for t-shirts, and a Delaware church planter wants to use the "Stone Shield" for church signs.  The image used here is "Shiney Plastic Shield" which somehow reminds me of old toys,

I will be posting the other shields and am working on a new "Neon Sign Shield".