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April 11, 2006
More Than Meets The Eye
I was looking through some of my old drawings today and came across the piece above.
This is one of my favorite drawings and fills my heart with warmth every time I uncover it in my file drawer.
The series was done while I was mourning the death of my father. Each and every pencil stroke in the drawing was created with a powerful mixture of graphite, tears and prayers.
Looking at the picture reminds me of a young African lady I once met during a visit to Swaziland.
She was sitting on the side of the road carving miniature little elephants out of dark little chunks of wood. They were very simple but so beautiful.
"These are so wonderful," I said, marveling at one. "They are so tiny I don't know how you can see what you are doing."
"I don't see what I am doing," she said. "I feel what I am doing."
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"I carve them with my eyes closed," she said, smiling. "I meditate to God while I am working. I can feel with the tips of my fingers where to carve. That way I put a little bit of God in each piece."
Posted by trevor at April 11, 2006 10:28 PM