The Shrine- Shrinemont, Orkney Springs, Virginia

One of the things about where I was in Virginia, is the Shrine at Shrinemont.
It is called the Shrine of Transfiguration
From Wikipedia Transfiguration (religion), a momentary transformation of a man or woman into someone having the aspect of the divine, such as the transformation of Enoch into an angel in the Book of Enoch
Interesting... I know that I felt different there. I talked to others that felt different there.
Nice.
The Shrine is made completely from rock and it has no roof!
Everything is green around it, it is just beautiful.
Walking in to the shrine there is a feeling of awe. Maybe it was just because I was by myself.

This is where everyone will sit.

This is in the aisles.

So is this. It felt like it too!

This surrounds the area, the birds sing, the air is clear, and the smell is wonderful. It is truly holy ground.

I turned and saw this.
The baptismal font is a rock where the Indians had ground corn.

There is a bell in the tower and that is all made of stone.

This is the view from the side.
I had been here to Shrinemont before and I had never taken the time to walk up to the shrine.

It is so beautiful.

Looking up at the taller cross from below it.

Both crosses at the tops of the Shrine.

This is a blessed space and you can feel it here. It is beautiful and of the earth. I am so glad I took the time.

This is a piece of mine that has a feel of this place.

Some new stuff

The post was titled Happy Monday, I missed that ;-D Madi has a cold and I am coming down with it I guess. I keep thinking to myself "boy is her resistance going to be good". Mine too?? I thought it was.
I have been working away though.
I am so glad that you liked Heart of America. Donna and I loved that you did.
I have another one
Heart of America 2 Salt of the Earth

I love this one too! The turquoise one is so wonderful but this one has more of a subtle beauty to it.

I also came up with this over the weekend.
There is much ado about the royal wedding  and I guess I have been bitten by the bug too.
I am also watch a series on TV called the "Game of Thrones" I am intrigued with it, so I guess this was brewing below the surface.

The Royal Wedding Marie

I named it Marie because it is the first and I really am in love with it and there was a queen named Marie.


I also have some Dead flowers ;-D
I really like these too and they were fun, I like fun.

Dead Flowers Brooch 2 Pretty peach

These are tie tack pins or brooches and they have a little crystal drop hanging from the filigree in the background.
Sweet little skulls peek out from the center of the rose.
I also made some more of the Small Steampunk hearts.
I love making these and they seems to be a favorite in my shop. It is funny how they all come out different every time.
I did 6 of these this weekend, but I only have 3 in the shop.
I had the hardest time getting them photographed though, the sun was hidden most of the time and the battery in my camera pooped out too. I don't know about you but I love my camera and not having it is scary. I have another battery but I put it in my camera and got the same error message, I did have a melt down for a minute, but I charged it all the way and it worked, thank you, thank you, thank you.

Steampunk Heart 9

I had a great weekend and I was supposed to be working on something else. I had a hard time trying to stay focused on what I was supposed to be doing.
I hope you all are having a great week