Friday, January 17, 2014

Dorothy Day Icon Completed; Original Icons for Sale

This is a snapshot of my latest icon--Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement and a tireless worker and advocate for peace and on behalf of the poor in America during the Great Depression and after.  Day has been declared a "Servant of God" by the Vatican, the first step on the road to being recognized by the Church as a saint.  This is a title I use for her in the picture, "Servant of God," because even when she is further recognized as a saint, that title will certainly still be an apt description of this faithful Catholic who gave her life over to God and God's children.

This picture is not yet available as prints at redbubble.com or FineArtAmerica.com, but should be soon.  To speed up this process, and to receive an 11x14 fine art print of the icon, with a handmade frame, consider donating to the cause (PayPal button at right), $350 or more.

Right now I'm working on an icon of Franz Jagerstatter, an Austrian Catholic who died at the hands of the Nazis for refusing to cooperate with the German war effort during WWII.

In other news, I will soon be offering my icon originals for sale, including the Day icon and many others.  The pictures are 16x20 or 18 1/2 x 22, made of cut paper, ink and acrylic paint.  Prints and cards are available at the sales websites mentioned above.