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"The Fourth Heaven" is a reference to the Divine Comedy, by Dante Alighieri. I picked that reference, in part, because I am a fourth--that is, I am the fourth in a direct family line to bear my name. (Delta is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet--hence my Display Name.) In addition, in the "Paradiso," the Fourth Heaven (described in Cantos X-XIV) is the sphere of the Theologians and Fathers of the Church. I would not presume to place myself on the same level as those greats, represented in the first circle by the eminent St. Thomas of Aquinas, but I am very interested in both philosophy and theology; so the reference fits. Finally the Fourth Heaven is the circle of the Sun. The image of the earth revolving around the sun (anachronistic, I know) is a reminder to me of my own proper place in the cosmos, revolving about and centered around "The Son," to whom is due all glory and honor and praise. -- The photograph is from the garden at C.S. Lewis' home in the Kilns.

Friday, September 02, 2011

Master 252: Illuminated 'T'

This is the beginning of a series of illuminated letters that I've started putting together. I like calligraphy and text illumination/decoration. Here's the letter "T".



















The final product is pen and marker on cold-press board and measures about 4 in. x 4 in.

I still haven't gotten used to documenting the creation process, but here's how the pencil sketch I started with looked.



















I love art.

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God is in this place,
And that reality, seen and understood by the grace of God in Christ Jesus through the work of the Holy Spirit, makes all the difference in the world.

posted by Metaphysician_delta | 8:27 AM

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