Who Says Crosses Have To Be Brown?

Today I want to brag on one of my good friends again! Her name is Joyce & she has a wonderful art business. I told you about her here & here when she made that amazing "JOY" mosaic for my kitchen, remember that? Her business is called Brightside Arts & she mostly creates very individual & personal crosses as wall hangings. The fun & unique aspect of her crosses is her use of color. She is a very colorful & joyful person & she sees the cross that way because it symbolizes freedom for all who choose to believe in what Jesus accomplished there. You can go to her site & see the wonders she creates.

But today I ask you to get a load of this beauty!

Joyce designed this delight herself & hired a construction friend to help her build this 14 foot tall glass mosaic cross that stands in the courtyard of our local Christian High School! Joyce uses scrap & purchased glass, then paints the colors on the back & breaks it into usable pieces. Amazing! She had never done anything larger than the one dimensional wall hangings before being commissioned to do this. She was terrified, excited, anxious & determined to see this to the end, which was this last week end! Here are some more shots of the creating & installation.

I think you'll agree that she has every reason to be as tickled as she is in this photo of installation day last week. I'm so dang proud of you Joycie!