my love of nature and photography have continued to nurture me through the years.
As a Sister of St. Francis of Assisi, my love of nature has grown to a spiritual yearning where I feel the touch of God as life source in a tangible way. In an intensely spiritual way, my camera has become a tool of prayer and contemplation as I wonder through the landscape of God’s creation. Steeped in the love of St. Francis, my love and respect of creation has only deepened over the years. I strive to communicate this through my cards and photography. My camera truly has become an extension of my spiritual life.
Now, with the aid of computer technology, I am able to design, write and create cards and prints, “Photography and Beyond.” Produced with the aid of a digital camera, computer, and software, the cards are 5×7 in size and based primarily on my photographic images of nature: landscapes, close-ups and still life. The card verses are my original writings and are often spiritual in nature, flowing from the God connectedness I experience in the rhythm and events of daily living.
My photographic prints are often small, usually ranging in size from 4×6 to 11×14, necessitating the viewer be ‘up close and personal’ with the images. The small size of presentation has been consciously chosen in order to convey a feeling of intimacy. Currently, my prints and framed pieces are only available in our CornerStone Gift Shop here, in Saint Francis, at our Convent.
With the fact that I am now “retired”, as if a Sister ever retires, I hope to be including some of my photographic prints on this site. Keep watching, one day you may be surprised to find them here.
(Sr. Judy is Founder of Poverello Prints: 1982; and, Poverello Creations: 2013)
