The winner of Carol's Snowmallows is...Deanna! Congratulations!!!What a beautiful day! Today is the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, also a first Friday that's devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and the month of Mary. The US and Canadian bishops are also planning to re-consecrate North America to her. I love convergences like these. It feels like a complete consecration. I have so many thoughts but I'm unable to express them so I've been looking for some art depicting these three hearts and came across a beautiful blog: Holy Card Heaven where they post pictures of vintage cards. When we lived in Belgium, I loved watching ladies with their shuttles flying as they created beautiful lace. How in the world did they keep track of the design?
And so I share this amazing art--to lift up your own heart to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and the Chaste heart of St. Joseph. For what is prayer but lifting our poor hearts to His.
8 comments:
That lace is incredible!
It makes me want to learn how to do this...but instantly :)
Thanks to all who participated in the contest. It's appreciated!
And, I agree that this lace is beautiful. Such a delicate way to depict the message.
Carol, it was so great to get to know you and Snowmallows more.
Beautiful artwork. It makes me miss working on all my counted cross stitch projects.
The lacework is beautiful-so intricate. You've got me curious. I'll have to google how lacework design is created.
Dave, it is breathtaking to watch the women making lace. Although I learned to knit and tat (for making very simple lace with geometric designs) I've never seen anything like the Belgian lace with entire scenes. Here's a little wiki article on Brussels lace: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_lace
Vijaya, thank you for sharing. What a skill to be able to create such artwork.
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