From the Artist

I love borders. I place them in my artwork so that I can break them. They set up a reiteration of balance, they allow for a secondary or tertiary focal point. They introduce a conversation. In this image, the border allows for variation in the foreground and separation in the sky. The wheat breaks through the border. The horizon continues past the border. What are the metaphors within this imagery?

People are drawn to Jesus, drawn to love. I portray God’s voice with cumulonimbus clouds, the clouds of thunderstorms. As they move upward toward the heavens, they become wheat and doves. The image incorporates a border representing the loving constraints that Jesus’ ministry places on our lives and choices. What would Jesus do? Jesus would love.

The wheat grows beyond the border of life; the wheat brings forth a standard of daring love. “Those who love their life lose it” (John 12:25). The wheat breaks the border, it dances with the voice of God, it is not cautious, it is not scarce. It is love.

–Hannah Garrity