Musicians, from the Beauty in Stone collection
by Kristen Clark
Artist's Reflection: This piece
features a photograph I took of
a section of a stone bench
prominently displayed in a
garden I visited while attending
the Renaissance Festival in
Houston. The bench was
extremely uncomfortable to
rest on because of the ornately
carved scene across the width
of the back of the bench.
However, the beauty of the
carved scene held my gaze long
enough for my soul to be
moved. I appreciate the
strength of stone as an artistic
medium, and here I associated the strength of that stone with the strength of music, and
specifically of it's endurance and relevance. This piece is a tribute to the presence of
music throughout history.
I used embellishments that I thought would capture the essence of historical music: gold
tones to capture the richness of sound; weathered paper to reflect aging instruments; an
aged patina to represent lifetimes of entertainment. Additionally, I focused on a section
of the scene that illustrated the joy of playing instruments, and I imagined this joy in
terms of worship, and specifically worship for my Lord and Savior.
"Let us come before him with thanksgiving
and extol him with music and song".
Psalm 95:2