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Linda Witte Henke

In the Shadow

Digital collage on brushed aluminum
8" wide x 10" high

Artist Statement: Our home backs up to a pond that attracts a variety of large birds, and when they skim over our house en route to the pond, we occasionally find ourselves momentariy "in the shadow." During restricted movement of the COVID-19 pandemic, standing "in the shadow" brought to mind the words of Psalm 57:1, which describe the shadow of God's wings as a place of refuge and/or shelter.

The background texture for this digital collage (printed onto brushed aluminum) is the text of the hymn "Thy Holy Wings."

Bio: After a two-decade art practice focused on the creation of commissioned liturgical art for churches and church agencies, I now devote my energies to developing digitally designed liturgical resources for congregational use. You may learn more about my work at www.lindahenke.com.

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, I participated in an online study of the biblical Book of Lamentations led by my associate rector, and experience that inspired creation of a collection of ten digital collages for printing onto brushed aluminum. This submission is from that collection.