Jesus Says Hi is a painting by Patrick Morgan which was uploaded on October 16th, 2011.
Jesus Says Hi
I wandered around Greece, including Mt. Athos, in the 1970's and brought back an ikon from a tourist souvenir shop. When a friend and I opened a... more
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5.500 x 4.000 x 1.000 inches
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Title
Jesus Says Hi
Artist
Patrick Morgan
Medium
Painting - Paint On Wood
Description
I wandered around Greece, including Mt. Athos, in the 1970's and brought back an ikon from a tourist souvenir shop. When a friend and I opened a thrift shop to benefit children affected by HIV/AIDS in Seattle I hung the ikon on the front door handle. The store itself was something of a miracle. I don't know what possessed me but one day I took the ikon off the door, picked up a bottle of white out and painted "Hi!" on the ikon. It just seemed friendlier if Jesus said Hi as people walked into the store. That winter I made a photocopies scented with sandalwood to send to friends for the holidays. When the store lost its lease we had a gigantic close out sale. I placed the ikon on the clearance table where it sold for 50 cents along with everything else in the store that day.
The story of the miracle of the thrift store is here http://adamsunshine.blogspot.com/2007/05/message-and-vision-of-our-lady.html
Uploaded
October 16th, 2011
