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by christina britt lewis and timothy dean lewis photography by angela statzer once upon a time one of our writer/artist friends came for a visit. he kindly listened as i went on and on about every little thing that makes me so happy about our little home. i can go on and on and on... he didn't say much, although admittedly, it's hard to get a word in when i'm around. i'm working on that. as we walked past the pantry door on to what i thought were more important things, he paused. he stopped and studied the random cards from friends and paintings by our boys on wrinkled paper as if he was at the bechtler. brings tears to my eyes to remember this moment. after much silence and much ignoring my pulling at his sleeve to go see things that i thought mattered more, he said something like, "THIS is art. THIS is what you should hang on your walls. THIS is beautiful." and so i did...  home by peter noonan | hands by erin brennan hall | first home by tiffany parthe | family by cole lewis  love by angela statzer | coming on a piece of driftwood found on a weekend away  sunrise by camden lewis | horse by cole lewis  sunflower by angie moses | winter by my grandmother | tree by cole lewis | home by camden lewis  fish by peter noonan  "i arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. this makes it hard to plan the day." - card from somebody who knows me well and loves me anyway in a broken frame i found in the attic and taped back together  fish by camden lewis too small for the frame i had so i backed it with a piece of burlap  "she packed up her potential and all she had learned, grabbed a cute pair of shoes and headed out to change a few things. her heart glowed with a degree of happy assurance." - card from another world changer  "are you a princess? i said and she said i'm much more than a princess, but you don't have a name for it yet here on earth." - card from somebody who is more than a princess our smart friend knew of which he spoke. i didn't spend a penny. i found old frames in our attic or reused ones with less meaningful things in them. some are broken and glued or taped together. the square one above doesn't even have a back, i just taped the card to the wall and hung the backless frame around it. these random gallery walls bring me more peace and happiness than anything else in our home. i often pause and study them as if i'm at the bechtler. because art is anything that moves your soul. this is one day of a 31 day series about living in a peaceful home. click here to read the rest of the series. peace be with you, tim christina cole camden george Comments are closed.
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