Pocket Virgin Mary
We love this graceful, pocket-sized (five inches tall) carving of the Virgin Mary and her baby. It's such a tender rendition of the familiar motif. Adding to the intimacy of the piece is the way it has been worn to abstraction by long devotional handling. The Catholic Cult of Mary holds that Mary is a powerful "intercessor," able to intervene on the behalf of supplicants with the Father and Son. And why not? She was pretty close to both of them... Currently attached to a pebble so that it stands upright, but could be easily removed.
We love this graceful, pocket-sized (five inches tall) carving of the Virgin Mary and her baby. It's such a tender rendition of the familiar motif. Adding to the intimacy of the piece is the way it has been worn to abstraction by long devotional handling. The Catholic Cult of Mary holds that Mary is a powerful "intercessor," able to intervene on the behalf of supplicants with the Father and Son. And why not? She was pretty close to both of them... Currently attached to a pebble so that it stands upright, but could be easily removed.
We love this graceful, pocket-sized (five inches tall) carving of the Virgin Mary and her baby. It's such a tender rendition of the familiar motif. Adding to the intimacy of the piece is the way it has been worn to abstraction by long devotional handling. The Catholic Cult of Mary holds that Mary is a powerful "intercessor," able to intervene on the behalf of supplicants with the Father and Son. And why not? She was pretty close to both of them... Currently attached to a pebble so that it stands upright, but could be easily removed.