Sastrugi
++Sastrugi is the term used to describe the wave-like formations of ice and snow carved out by strong winds. Perhaps grief has left you feeling carved out. If so, this piece is for you.
In Grief is a series created to honor the sacred places of grief in our lives. In these pieces, the black ink seems to take on a life of its own as it spreads and stains the paper. This process reminds me of grieving. We are uncomfortable by the unruliness of our grief. We would like grief to follow rules and reduce its flow and spread. But grief is not like that, it’s complicated, and does not follow a neat, linear path.
The 24k gold in these pieces represents the Holy Spirit communing with us in our losses. The Holy Spirit does not diminish, cover up, or rush our grief, but like the Japanese art of Kintsugi, redeems that which we believed was hopelessly broken. Depending on the light, this gold looks dim or brilliant, reminding me of the Holy Spirit’s presence in our grief: sometimes hidden and sometimes profoundly obvious.
This original piece is 9x12 in an 11x14 gold and black double mat. These pieces are created with ink and 24k gold leaf on 140lb paper. Please note that this listing is for a matted original and does not come with a frame or photo props.
May this piece be a small balm in grief.
~Emily
*This collection was featured in The Unmooring Journal.
++Sastrugi is the term used to describe the wave-like formations of ice and snow carved out by strong winds. Perhaps grief has left you feeling carved out. If so, this piece is for you.
In Grief is a series created to honor the sacred places of grief in our lives. In these pieces, the black ink seems to take on a life of its own as it spreads and stains the paper. This process reminds me of grieving. We are uncomfortable by the unruliness of our grief. We would like grief to follow rules and reduce its flow and spread. But grief is not like that, it’s complicated, and does not follow a neat, linear path.
The 24k gold in these pieces represents the Holy Spirit communing with us in our losses. The Holy Spirit does not diminish, cover up, or rush our grief, but like the Japanese art of Kintsugi, redeems that which we believed was hopelessly broken. Depending on the light, this gold looks dim or brilliant, reminding me of the Holy Spirit’s presence in our grief: sometimes hidden and sometimes profoundly obvious.
This original piece is 9x12 in an 11x14 gold and black double mat. These pieces are created with ink and 24k gold leaf on 140lb paper. Please note that this listing is for a matted original and does not come with a frame or photo props.
May this piece be a small balm in grief.
~Emily
*This collection was featured in The Unmooring Journal.
++Sastrugi is the term used to describe the wave-like formations of ice and snow carved out by strong winds. Perhaps grief has left you feeling carved out. If so, this piece is for you.
In Grief is a series created to honor the sacred places of grief in our lives. In these pieces, the black ink seems to take on a life of its own as it spreads and stains the paper. This process reminds me of grieving. We are uncomfortable by the unruliness of our grief. We would like grief to follow rules and reduce its flow and spread. But grief is not like that, it’s complicated, and does not follow a neat, linear path.
The 24k gold in these pieces represents the Holy Spirit communing with us in our losses. The Holy Spirit does not diminish, cover up, or rush our grief, but like the Japanese art of Kintsugi, redeems that which we believed was hopelessly broken. Depending on the light, this gold looks dim or brilliant, reminding me of the Holy Spirit’s presence in our grief: sometimes hidden and sometimes profoundly obvious.
This original piece is 9x12 in an 11x14 gold and black double mat. These pieces are created with ink and 24k gold leaf on 140lb paper. Please note that this listing is for a matted original and does not come with a frame or photo props.
May this piece be a small balm in grief.
~Emily
*This collection was featured in The Unmooring Journal.