Back in 1998 I gathered discarded items from
      the streets of Carrollton and made collages. In my studio
      I would arrange items like they were puzzle pieces, carefully
      set works aside, coming back later to make adjustments,
      before gluing the materials down on masonite panels.
      Upon completion, a Bible verse, phrase or impression would
      come to mind. A friend once called this kind of art-making
      as "intercession."

                    
          

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                   This collage is the frozen activity of God breaking
      my life apart. You can think of it as a "Matrix moment."
      Stop action, the butterfly at the epicenter, swirls of glitter,
      and large red shapes broken up and cast away. Too wonderful
      to put into words. How Jesus dealt with powerful matters
      that shaped how I thought about myself and those around me.
      Mental oppressions, unrealistic expectations, and bitterness.
      Jesus does answer. He can overcome. He leadeth me.
      I love glitter. At 53 years glitter brings me into the dazzling
      brilliance of Jesus, who is the Vast  Intensity  Joy  Undivided.

      Q:  How do you know when it is done?
            When do you stop arranging items in the piece?

       A:  " It's sort of like a person who puts icing on a wedding cake
       or a person who arranges a floral setting, when all the elements
       are in place, and it is pleasing to my eye---it's done!! To you the
       materials may look random, but believe me, each color, each
       shape, each texture is carefully considered before being glued
       down. I am intrigued by it."              Beautiful Fire  1998

   
      
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