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Submitted: October 13, 2012
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Your Crossby *Theophilia

Traditional Art / Typography / Calligraphy

Your Cross
October 13th 2012
Ink watercolors

Then He said to them:“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed and lost?"(Luke 9:23-25)

Several months ago, my sister requested me to do a calligraphy piece for her, but as she kept going back and forth on what she wanted me to do, I only somewhat recently got this particular request. She wanted me to do a calligraphy piece of Saint Francis de Sales' "Your Cross." Hopefully the letters are clear enough to read, so I won't type it all out down here. In any case, for whatever reason, this one took me awhile to getting around to do, (hence the comic to kick me back in art-gear). But here it is! I have another calligraphy commission to do, but I'm still working on the layout for that one. In any case, hopefully I'll be cranking out some more pieces for you all.

FAITHFUL Cross! Above all other,
one and only noble Tree!
None in foliage, none in blossom,
none in fruit thy peers may be;
sweetest wood and sweetest iron!
Sweetest Weight is hung on thee!
~ Venantius Fortunatus ([link])

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~Ithelda Oct 28, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I'm amazed by the small details in this. That's a very beautiful quote...

*Theophilia Nov 6, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Thank you!

Yes it is.

~nahbios Oct 25, 2012

I'm glad your sister asked for this piece - I've been reading 'The Introduction to the Devout Life' on and off for almost a year, but I haven't come across this beautiful reflection. (Perhaps it's in another work of his.) It reminds me of St. Pio saying to someone that their sickness was a little present from God.

I also really like the bottom-most picture: the Lord's Halo looks like one of the ones lit up on a statue.

Beautiful commission piece. You're a busy lady!

*Theophilia Nov 6, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Ah! I just got a hold of that book! I'm going to read Augustine's Confessions first, and then start on it.

It may be in another work of his, or just an isolated saying.

~mrepicpony Oct 20, 2012 Student General Artist

i love your work so much!!!

*Theophilia Oct 20, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Thank you!!

~pinklady92 Oct 19, 2012 Student Digital Artist

Very pretty work,I love the medieval manuscripts especially the pattern work

*Theophilia Oct 19, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Thank you so very much!

~pinklady92 Oct 25, 2012 Student Digital Artist

Nps

*MannaKana Oct 14, 2012 Student General Artist

Gorgeous! Great job with the calligraphy and the details ^^

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