Fourteenth Station: Jesus is laid in the tomb
Category: Lent
Thirteenth Station: Jesus is taken down from the cross and given to His mother
Twelfth Station: Jesus dies on the cross
Eleventh Station: Jesus is nailed to the cross
Tenth Station: Jesus is stripped of His garments
Ninth Station: Jesus falls the third time
Eighth Station: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
Continuing with what I began last year, every Friday during Lent I will create an encaustic of the next Station of the Cross. I will not plan ahead, but only contemplate the particular week’s mystery after the previous is posted. If the piece is unfinished (and none of them are ready) it goes up anyway.
This week I cheated, lol. This is a repurposed existing piece. For some reason the Eighth Station and the weeping women led me to the traditional Pelican image, tearing apart her breast to feed her chicks. I was already dissatisfied with how the Cormorant had aged, so this seemed a good time to update it.
Ash Wednesday
As I did last year, I give you a WiP for the beginning of Lent. I’ve had this project in mind for a while. I can’t show much less than this: A vintage photo of Mom bowling glued to its wallboard substrate.
We’ll see where I end up at Easter. Happy Lent.
Lent 2022: the first Seven Stations
I consider these now complete, except for the Fourth Station. That rose will continue to change over time. I’ll revisit the piece next Lent and we’ll see how it faded.
Our Lady of Roses
Christos Anesti!