Aren't these beautiful?
They were given to me as a gift 26 years ago.
I did some typing for a missionary from my church who had spent the majority of her life in the Congo.
Reading "The Poisonwood Bible" reminded me of this.
I did some freelance work for her, and meant for it to be 'free'. But, she said she had two pictures from the Congo that she wanted me to have.
This woman lived through unspeakable horror, but you would never have known it from her quiet ways. In her last years she suffered from dementia and would be found by nursing home staff hiding behind doors in fear as her mind relived the horrors of war-time Congo.
Even though before her death her memories were eaten away, she left many of them with me.
All I know of the artist is what she told me. She had done some work for him, and this was her payment from him. She said he was a famous artist in the Congo.
I should hope so. There is such beauty in his work!
I have done nothing with these for 26 years, except take them out from time to time to gaze in awe at them. It's time now to share them with you! I hope you like them as much as I do!
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Yes they ARE lovely. I bought a few prints when I was in Africa too, and last week, I finally got around to doing something with one of them. It's on fabric, and I could never find the right size of frame, so instead I sewed it into a quilt/wall hanging.
Judy, those are BEAUTIFUL!! I would definitely have them out hanging in my eclectic house amongst all my eclectic art work, anything from a Monet painting to clay hand prints the kids made in Kindergarten. I am so glad you shared them with us. My younger brother and his wife have been to Africa twice and are planning on returning within the next year or two to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. They've brought home paintings and little bits of sculpture that are beautiful, too.
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