Standing
Alone
Drawing in Prismacolor pencil on Rives 120 lb. paper
21 1/2" x 28 1/2"
Signed print with artist's statement
$205.00
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Many flowers are associated with the Virgin Mary, the iris among
them. It is known as "the sword lily" and is a reference
to Mary's suffering, as well as a symbol of the Immaculate Conception.
This spring
in my garden a single iris appeared. It emerged from a bed
of iris leaves that had not borne flowers during the entire
four years they had stood outside my window. Standing alone,
the flower seemed more beautiful because of its singularity.
Sometimes
it is painful to be alone. But God sanctifies our moments
of solitude, shaping our soul into something more beautiful
than if we stood, surrounded by a crowd.
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