December is here.
Ornaments are
coming out of hibernation, Christmas trees are slipping into festive attire and
lights are filling the nights with brilliant expressions of joy. The celebrations of Christmas are unfolding
everywhere.
Here in our studio, in the midst of all the anticipation and
excitement, we’ve paused a moment to reflect on the heart of Christmas. We’re remembering that it’s the birth
of Jesus, the Son of God, the King of Kings. This is the moment we wait for all year. Celebrating the One
who loved us enough to come to earth and “move into the neighborhood” (The
Message- John 1:14)
What a love story Christmas is to all of us. The King of
Kings humbling himself and being born as a child in the little town of
Bethlehem. Just for us.
We captured these thoughts and reflections into some artwork
a few years ago. We filled a background
with ancient manuscripts telling the story of the birth of Jesus,
added washes
of symbolic red and gold
and then finally sealed the layers with a crown, signifying
the royal lineage of the King of
Kings.
We like to pull this artwork out each December, just to
remember what it’s all about, and we hope it brings a moment of peaceful pause
to your day today.
In the spirit of Christmas, we are giving away one archival
print of this artwork to one of our facebook “friends” in a random drawing on
December 10th. To be
eligible, simply tell us what word or
words capture the heart and the essence of Christmas for you on our
facebook page http://www.facebook.com/VelvetLImeDesigns
We’ll be
looking for your facebook comments whether they are funny, pensive, insightful,
silly, thoughtful or brief. Just a word or phrase will do!
Anticipating Christmas,
The Velvet Lime Girls
Print also available @ http://www.etsy.com/shop/velvetlimedesigns?ref=pr_shop_more
