ECVA - Sally Brower - Everywhere I Look

His Handiwork

Photograph

Artist Statement: Psalm 119:18 informs my work in photography: “Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things.” I endeavor to see beyond the veil of the everyday, to see with the eyes of the heart, to see deeply what God wishes to illuminate, open to the revelatory nature of the images framed by my camera. I have studied photography with Mikel Robinson, Catherine Just, Catherine Anderson, Brad Berglund and Douglas Beasley.

The work submitted for this show is more local in origin than a lot of my work. It grew out of the rhythm of my daily life—a springtime walk through the neighborhood, fishing off the dock with the grandchildren, attending an outdoor worship service.

My husband and I were ﬁshing with the grandchildren on the dock. I always have my iPhone ready to record the triumphal moments of reeling in a ﬁsh, but the ﬁsh were barely nibbling. Then we spotted a baby yellow bellied slider. In our ten years here, we have never seen such a tiny turtle. It was a moment of awe at the wonder of God’s creation. The framing of the large hands and the tiny turtle was a reminder that we are all fearfully and wonderfully made by God who lays his hands upon us and holds us fast.

Bio: Sally Brower is a retired Episcopal priest, poet, photographer, and passionate pilgrim whose work explores the intersection of art and faith, creativity and spirituality. A married mother of two, grandmother of eight, she lives in Mooresville, NC. Her work with photography draws on pilgrimages to holy places and nature, each one a divine encounter where the holy shines through the incarnate world.