"What We Need is Here"

This is my 36" x 36" entry to a juried show entitled "Memory of Appalachia"...my version of a painted quilt.

Written in the top circle is a poem by Wendell Berry:
"What We Need is Here"

"Geese appear high over us,
pass, and the sky closes. Abandon,
as in love or sleep, holds
them to their way, clear
in the ancient faith: what we need
is here. And we pray, not
for new earth or heaven, but to be
quiet in heart, and in eye, clear. What we need is here."

Cheers,
Susan

Emerge, Embrace, Empower

She has Emerged, Embraced,

and is now

Empowered!

Congratulations, honey.

Love

mom

Song

This painting will be in a show at the Jones House for the month of August.

Cheers,

Susan

you are the song in my heart

Here's a little fun collage.

And, it's true!

Cheers

Susan

wedding postcard

Here is a wedding postcard I made for my daughter-in-law's sister and her new husband.

Cheers!

Susan

Travelling Postcard Show

Here is a little postcard (4" x 6") which I made and donated to the Travelling Post Card show for the Arts Council.

Just a fun winged "lady" strutting her stuff on the back of a halleluia bird.

Cheers,
Susan

Jin Marc

Here is a 16" x 16" mixed media commissioned painting made for a baby-to-be-born in this the Year of the Ox. The request was to include the couple's current family of pets, 2 dogs and 3 cats, and that the calf be of the Belted Galloway breed.

So, we have my version of the Belted Galloway in a circle with the Pearl River representing the mother's home town in China. The little bird on the calf's back is made from piano music the father's mother sang to him as a child (Good King Wenceslas!) Oh, there are many little secrets hidden within the collage....and the 5 family pets are in some way included within the circle.

Cheers!

Susan