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calm, is also fi lled with energy. It has been an amazing journey
and feels like perhaps this is the reason I ’ m still breathing.It was obvious that Wendy ’ s painting and story were given to
me for this book — for me to give to you. When Chris and I walked
out of Wendy ’ s studio, our minds were both blown at how God had
brought me an amazing song, an artist resurrection story, and how
it was all so refl ective of how we can co - create with the Divine.
My friend turned to me with a straight face and simply said, “ Kitty,
is this the way your life is? ” I started to laugh hysterically before
admitting, “ Well, this would be a very good day! ”
The Healing Power of Poetry
From the earliest chants sung by primitive people around tribal
fi res to the mythological tales of Oceanus, who told Prometheus,
The Angel Oak by Wendy Whitson is richly textured with strips of actual sheet
music, which is glued and painted and then topped with fl ecks of mica. It is built
on top of latticelike lines that Wendy describes as being “anchored on God ’ s grid. ”