413 Unifying Mother (Michelle Gessell)
We are ALL sons & daughters of Heavenly Parents. I created this as study piece, along with others pieces, pondering Heavenly Mother again & again. Background: I was not searching for Her specifically, when I first realized She was there. She came to me. I was reading & studying the scriptures, and the Plan of Salvation, which I drew out over the course of a year or so, in 2017. I felt Her pattern became clearer to me. I realized she is in me & every woman here. In July of 2019, I drew Her out for the first time on paper. A few weeks later that first painting was requested to be in a book; A Girl’s Guide to Heavenly Mother by MacArthur Krishna and Bethany Brady Spalding. In October 2019, the new Young Women theme was introduced and I knew, I was a witness of this divinity. In October 2019, Pres. Nelson encouraged the women to see their spiritual treasures and the power of the priesthood they possess. I could see Her Spiritual gifts as I pondered my own. It was, it is, beautiful to see Her reflection not just hear, “you are a daughter of God.” This also enlightened me to see Her pattern in the women in scriptures, and other women in my life. I feel more connected in the universe, not just my tiny corner of the world. Do you see Heavenly Mother’s spiritual gifts & patterns in you? … What about in the women around you? in the scriptures? in Eve, in Mary, in the women by Jesus side? what about in the temple? In this painting and all the others of Her, I’m trying to share SOME of Her spiritual gifts & the patterns I see. I’ll be making prints of this and a few other Heavenly Mother art pieces soon. Included in each print will be the patterns I see and the symbolism I try to reflect in my drawings. We will each have our own “coming to know Her” journey. I hope my art will help you feel the unifying love of your Mother in Heaven too.
