"No evil shall befall you, nor shall affliction come near your tent, for to His Angels God has given command about you, that they guard you in all your ways. Upon their hands they will bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone."
Psalm 91: 10-12






Do you believe in Angels? I know if I stop and just listen, or look, I will see the ”hand” of an Angel’s work. Angels are pure spirits created by God. The Old Testament includes the belief in angels, a name applied to certain spiritual beings or intelligences of heaven, sent by God as the ministers of His will. Angels are messengers from God, to help show us our way in need.

My Lenten Journey is more than half way over, and I feel my Spirit renewing itself with each day. Too often in life we allow the mundane activities and the ordinary to block our perceptions and outlook on life. For some of us we stop believing, stop hoping, and we struggle harder. I have dug deeper this season focusing on my surroundings, my blessings, and allowed myself to accept and recognize the signs of God all around.

I have countless times that I have felt the presence of an Angel, or known that God’s will had a hand in the outcome. Some may argue that it is merely coincidence, but your know the old saying, “Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous." Albert Einstein

Over the past couple of weeks I have seen some beautiful clouds, twice at times that I needed a burst of faith, a sign of strength. The first ‘angelic hello’ was on the day that I was heading to visit the cemeteries where my Mother and Grandmother are. I was taking them new flowers to welcome Spring. A day filled of melancholy for me, but also a day that reminds me of heartfelt memories of our time we had together. As I drove along with my daughter, we both remarked that the sky was dreary, almost as if it were mocking the task at hand. The closer we came to our destination, the sky began breaking, the dark stratus clouds opened up into more of a cumulus formation allowing the sun to shine through. The sight was spectacular, like a picture one might see. As the clouds rolled it warmed my soul, for a brief moment the clouds’ outlines resembled angels out flying, saying hello.

Yesterday my second “hello” from above came through. A day of dreary skies prevailed, but then while driving through an exploding rain storm and furious winds, the sky once again began clearing, the sun flooded through the clouds opening up an array of colors as it prepared to set. I had stressed over a situation but knew my fears were calmed at that moment and all would be fine.

Today I am showing one of my very first designs. This camisole is not for sale, but I do take orders on it. I title her “Angel” because while painting, “She” just formed, just like the images we see in the clouds, but with this image I was able to capture her. This design is much more detailed, yet free flowing and never have I “captured” a duplicate angel. Each one is unique and beautiful in its own way. I hand paint them, manipulating the paint a bit more than usual, and of course allowing some free flowing too. I do not use any form of resist, merely my own small touches of paint. Once I see the Angel forming I try to redirect the flow to capture her. Much more time, work, effort is involved therefore I do charge more and only take orders. My Angel has a “face”, but they often are ”faceless”, and merely the image of her. You may decide if you want her face prominent or merely her graceful image.




"Angel".......$150