A friend of mine purchased one of my giclees at the recent Go! Arts Festival that I participated in. I wasn’t quite sure of the reason she chose this print done in a Byzantine icon style, when most of the art in her home is very Southwestern with retablos, bultos, and other original works with New Mexican themes. This icon is of St. Michael Archangel holding a scroll. The writing on the scroll is this — “Fear not, Beloved. You are Safe, Take Courage and Be Strong.” Today, while we were hiking in the Sandias she told me why she chose to buy this one. She has very recently made a decision to have major surgery and when she saw the “FEAR NOT…” it was a sign to her that everything would be alright. You just never know what will draw someone to a particular piece of art, or that some small act, as simple as a smile, will be just what a stranger needs to give him hope for the day.
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