a gracious gift from thee~

Good friends are like stars.

You don't always see them,

but you know they are always there.

when i think of being here

i often am reminded of this quote

we are all coming together

uniting

supporting

sharing

encouraging

we are all becoming friends with one another

a true blessing we all have in our lives



i have stumbled across

one amazing person

Barry

he creates exquisite art

using pieces of what many would think of as nothing

and brings it to life once more



this little blessing bowl has come from lands far away

a gift from one i will call a friend

and a superior

craftman

A man who practices a craft with great skill.

he works and creates with metal

Any of a category of electropositive elements that usually have a shiny surface,

 are generally good conductors of heat and electricity, and can be melted or fused,

 hammered into thin sheets, or drawn into wires. Typical metals form salts with nonmetals,

 basic oxides with oxygen, and alloys with one another.

 

taking the ordinary

the pieces less likely to be seen and turns them into

 

blessings

 

Something promoting or contributing to happiness, well-being, or prosperity;

 

is the infusion of something with holiness,

divine will, or one's hope or approval

 

 

forging and fabricating

creating and emitting

PEACE

through his brilliant work

 

“May your days be many and your troubles be few.

 May all God's blessings descend upon you.

 May peace be within you may your heart be strong.

May you find what you're seeking wherever you roam.”

Irish Blessings

 

JOY

felt and recieved simply by seeing and knowing that this was once

a piece of metal

that may have never come to be again

yet

Barry

finds and gives

Joy

to  these types of pieces



May you always find JOY in all that you do

 

 

LEAF

 

The single leaf

is an ancient heraldic symbol said to signify

happiness

 

 

delicate and fragile

yet

enduring

forever lasting

 

 

Barry it is with great honor i will always treasure such pieces

 

if you have never stumbled over for a visit

to see this wonderful craftman and his work

oh i do think you should drop on by

and say hello to this friend