As stated previously, the origins for this work are in Baltimore, MD, at the Shrine of St. Jude. I visited in March 2005. However, doing a piece about St. Jude, the saint of lost or hopeless causes, was appropriate for my first altar, as that is the saint my mother continues to pray as a means to intervene on my behalf. Due to my particularly acute doubt regarding our (America's) current administration's proficency in handling the nation's best interest in domestic and foreign affairs, I figured it should be a prayer in a larger scale. This piece won Best in Show in the Visions XI exhibition, an international juried show of contemporary religious art.
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Jennifer A. Reis; St. Jude, 2005; Handworked embell. textile assemblage; 20 x 12"; $1200.00
