The Ornamented Being
Ornamented: -verb: Adorn; beautify. Be·ing: -noun: Fulfillment of possibilities; essential completeness.
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“The Beautiful Blindness of Devotion sees a painted girl with eyes closed in prayer while The Briar Rose is a human rambling rose appearing to grow from the stonework.”
Kirsty Mitchell(Source: Daily Mail)
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Every night before I sleep I close my eyes and say a prayer for my family. It’s only fitting that as a lacemaker I spare a small selfish prayer and utter the age old creed of my craft, “Lord, let me grow old like beautiful lace, cherished and treasured and cared for with grace.”
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” … As the pieces come together, help me sew seams that are straight, so that nothing tears apart or unravels; and when it does, show me where and how to patch with just the right touch… ”
The Seamstress’ Prayer by Jay Hanley
