Evening of Peace, Carly

Evening of Peace.
Carly.
Photograph.

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about the photo.
In Carly's words, "On a still night down at the beach, I lit these candles for all the children that have been remembered down at the shore. I watched the sunset and spotted two dolphins close by. I walked a little further up the beach to where my husband was with my eldest daughter. As I photographed them I looked back at the candles. I could see that the ocean had washed over the them. I went back to pack them away. One candle was missing. The ocean had taken one of the candles out with her. It was Christian's candle. I just smiled and blew him a kiss."

about the contributor.
Carly maintains a blog at Love Reign Over Me.

The Ocean, Carly

The Ocean, 2006

Carly 

Acrylic with mixed media.

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about the piece.
In Carly's words, "I made this when I was pregnant with Christian, before I knew he was sick. Each morning Scarlett and I would have breakfast out on our balcony that overlooked the ocean. One morning when we were out on the balcony a blue beaded necklace I was wearing broke. I collected up all the pieces and decided to create a piece of the ocean for our own home as it would remind me of his pregnancy and the mornings that Scarlett and I would share together overlooking the ocean.

If only I had known then how much the ocean would mean to me further down the road."

Materials: 30 x 40cm canvas. Acrylics, beads, rice paper, pieces of broken mirror and a few sparkles here and there.

about the artist.
Carly's son Christian was stillborn on Australia Day January 26, 2007. Carly has three other children, Scarlett, River and Ocea. On August 19, 2008, Carly dreamed of Christian for the first time. He was writing his name in the sand at the beach... and so To Write Their Names In The Sand was born. Carly writes on her blog over at Love Reign Over Me.

Remembering Christian today on his third birthday.