Bringing the Sun

"In our lives there is bound to come some pain, surely as there are storms and falling rain; just believe that the one who holds the storms will bring the sun"

I ran across this quote recently while looking for inspiration for some new glass projects. I haven't been able to attribute it to a named source, but it rang so true with what has happened in my life the past 6 months, or so. After suffering the affects of Hurricane Ike and a busy fall preparing and attending art shows, I am finally able to get back to my art. I am just now realizing how much the loss of our precious beach cabin has affected me. But, now we are happily on our way to rebuilding, and I hope to document the whole process here on my blog. In the meantime, I am back at work in my glass studio. Here is a picture of the origami slumped plate that resulted from the inspiration of that quote, a tribute to the knowledge that things are improving after the pain and storms of the fall. The orange, yellow, and red rays of the sun appear to beam across a rain-dripped black sky. He is now bringing back the sun. Now, I can look ahead and see only bright, cheery projects...