Artists for Emanuel - Bidding open now and Big FREE Event Wednesday!

Artists for Emanuel - Straight From the Heart

90 SC Artists came together to create works of art as a healing endeavor for the families of the Emanuel 9, the community and the artists themselves. All of the artwork is available to be viewed and also to be bid on at the Bidr site.  All proceeds will be donated to Coastal Community Foundation Unity Fund which was set up to support long-term solutions to racism and economic inequality in response to the shooting at the Mother Emanuel Church in Charleston on June 17, 2015.

There will be a reception for the public on Wednesday, November 11 at the Cigar Factory on East Bay Street from 6-9 p.m.  The reception is free (a $10 donation will gladly be accepted at the door).  We would love to see you there!  Bidding ends at 8:30 p.m. 11/11/15.

Below is my artwork for the event, with my full write-up.  Those of us with English majors tend to be more wordy than others, and my second paragraph below could not be included on the Bidr site because of space requirements.  I include it here because it explains the meaning of the illumination  which I created to complete the painting.

"Rest"

Mixed Media

18x18"

I painted “Rest” (without the illuminated page) at an evening worship service on June 17, 2015; it was our last Wednesday night service until the end of summer, and this painting was an abstract interpretation of entering into a season of rest.  I was unaware of the horror and tragedy unfolding that same evening downtown in another church, Mother Emanuel AME.  Nine godly men and women entered into eternal rest that evening, and I have created and infused an illuminated page to complete the painting in honor of The Nine.

23 karat gold was randomly used in the original piece and also used to gild the illuminated page which was created on vellum much the way it would have been done in the Middle Ages and using dip pen and ink for the scripture, Isaiah 30:15. The torn and distressed edges of the page represent the tragedy of that night. The deep blue represents Heaven, and the nine gold circles represent The Nine, each now whole, complete and encircled by the Presence of God.

Hope to see you all there!