Sunflower I
Healing Light
Sandi Riggs
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While
undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, I shared with my art
therapist that I had been feeling "invisible." She
encouraged me to close my eyes, be still and wait patiently until an
image appeared. In my mind's eye, I saw a golden flower showered in
golden light. With crayons, I drew a sunflower surrounded by other
sunflowers, grass, sky and swirling lines.
During the following week, however, I was haunted by the fact that
what I'd drawn didn't seem true to my initial image. At our next
session, again using crayons, I felt a sense of satisfaction when I
drew a lone sunflower, using golden tones with a golden background.
Several weeks later, in a painting class, I returned to the sunflower
as my subject, portrayed this time with light shining down upon it. No
longer feeling invisible, I entitled this painting "Sunflower I,
Healing Light." This exercise in creative expression reassured me
that God always sees me and that I am being healed on many levels. -
Sandi Riggs |
