The Work of Christmas Begins Wood Print

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Title: The Work of Christmas Begins
Media: watercolor on unprimed canvas
Size of original: 12 x 35 inches

Christmas is filled with glitter, giving, peace and goodwill. After all the celebrations do we 'pack' all this away? Do we take the Jesus of Christmas for granted?
The Epiphany season that follows Christmas is about keeping the vision of what the world could be with Jesus and helping it become reality. It is making a positive difference in the world and finding practical ways to show love and build peace and goodwill. It is using our passions and energies to live out the Love incarnate and joy we received at Christmas.

I enjoyed using color, shape, weight, space and various letter styles to give visual expression to the meaning of the words.

The internet gives two different sources for this text.
Based on the information at the time I lettered the text in 1998, it was identified as a Quaker Benediction. A search under "When the star in the sky is...

My fascination with the power of ‘thoughts made visible’ and the mystery of the word as a vehicle of communication has led me on a wonderful journey as I merge message and technique with watercolor, brush and pen into a finished piece. Each piece brings exploration, inspiration and discovery — on a concrete level as I work with my tools and experience; on a spiritual level as a passionate heart treasures God. My response to life’s journey is to work with words, be inspired by great texts, express the abstract more tangibly and ... listen ... for God's still, small, gentle voice within the cacophony of the ups and downs, joys and sorrows experienced. In this relationship God comes transforming, with hope-full and wonderful surprises!