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These are my new sonogram stickers! I personally designed each sticker using images of my original sonogram paintings. Perfect for your car, phone case, water bottle, mug, notebook, laptop, or locker!
I recently displayed my art at a diocesan event called TBG- Truth Beauty Goodness. Each night of this monthly event features a speaker, a musician, and an artist, as well as a charity. It was super fun to bring my paintings into the community and evangelize through my art at a brewery!
Artist StatementPosture and hand positions can add to our conversations with God and put us in a reverent state of mind. We lift our open hands to praise or make an offering to God. We fold our hands to pray. We raise our hands over someone to bless them. Through this painting, I wanted to portray someone deep in prayer by showing only their hands. The intertwined rosary shows desperation, that this person is truly wrapped up in their prayer and in need of Mary's intercession. When I look at this painting, it is my daily reminder to pray the rosary. It is the most powerful weapon against anything I am facing. The word "rosary" means "Crown of Roses." As we give Mary a rose with each Hail Mary, she joins her prayer to ours, making it so much more powerful as Jesus never says no to whatever His Mother asks for.    This 8"x10" paper print is the newest addition to my shop and a great way to show love to a friend who has experienced a miscarriage. If you think this will touch someone, head over to my Etsy shop or share this link to let them know you're thinking of them.
 Artist StatementAfter a season of growing closer to Mary, I had a strong urge to paint her portrait. She was always on my mind, so it was just a matter of time before she overflowed into my art. While I appreciate the variety of Mary's roles, including a warrior who crushes the head of Satan, in this particular season I found myself drawn towards her comfort, tenderness, and protection as a Mother. Consequently, I chose to portray her as a new mom. Looking at this painting has been my daily reminder that she is praying for and protecting not only me, but the whole world. I believe in the powerful influence of sacred art during prayer to keep your thoughts focused, inspire deeper reflection, and provoke new conversations with God. If this painting can do that for just one person, I would consider it a success.  Sign up for my art newsletter! Click the button below to join my email list, and then secretly sign up ALL of your friends! Just kidding, but share this with them so they can sign up too!  A sonogram painting is a positive way to remember our babies awaiting us in Heaven. These paintings provide healing and peace as they celebrate the impact these little lives have on our hearts. This first painting is a portrait of an early miscarriage. The second painting shows 9 miscarriages a mother had. Usually I use the actual sonogram photo for the painting, which is so special because it may be the only photo that exists of that child. However, sometimes parents do not have a sonogram picture, especially if the miscarriage happened early in the pregnancy. In those cases, I have used generic sonograms to represent those sweet babies.
A few of the sonogram commission paintings I did as Christmas gifts this year. Such a fun, creative, unique gift idea! I've had so much fun selling my pro-life stickers, I designed a second style! They are weatherproof and dishwasher safe. Perfect for water bottles, laptops, and cars! These can be purchased on Etsy: click here!
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