New Doll: Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

I made this doll in the spring, but wasn’t sure how I wanted to dress her, and over the summer I had a lot of pain in my hands, so I had to set her aside for a while. 

She is made of organic color grown cotton, but her hair, face and nails are bamboo. Her dress is made of organic cotton fabric, and she is stuffed with organic cotton too. She has a steel wire armature, and is approximately 7.25 inches tall.

I decided to make her after reading a very interesting book about Saint Kateri Tekakwitha called "Saint Kateri: Lily of the Mohawks" by Matthew and Margaret Bunson. Her clothing is inspired by the way they said Kateri dressed in the book after she moved to the Sault Mission, in a simple long blue dress. I knitted a shawl, I wanted it to kind of look like deerskin or something like that. They said she usually wore a shawl, sometimes covered her hair with it, but they didn't say what it looked like, so I just made it up to match her boots :P

She is holding a “rosary”, made of a little ball chain and a sterling silver cross (yes, it’s actually an Orthodox cross, but it’s all I had on hand that could work for now!). Eventually I would like to make her a rosary out of glass beads, but I haven’t’ quite figured out how to do it yet…

Anyways, I think she turned out pretty cute, I am happy with my little Kateri ^_^ Here are some photos of her:

New Illustration: Saint Francis of Assisi

Saint Francis of Assisi
4x6"
Ink on watercolor paper
©2011 Debi Cady

Saint Francis of Assisi preaching to the animals. St. Francis is the patron saint of animals, the environment, Italy, merchants, and stowaways. His feast day is October 4th.

The original illustration is my Christmas present to my mom, she loves Saint Francis ^-^ And, of course, I had to add a dachshund! lol And a kitty too :D

This illustration is now available in my stores on Cafe Press, Zazzle, Red Bubble, and my deviantArt Print Shop.

Also, over the next few days, I will be adding a lot of new products to all of my stores. They should all be posted by early next week, as long as I don't run into any problems, so be sure to check them out! ^-^

And, just in case I don't post again next week (which is a distinct possibility), I hope you all have a very Happy Thanksgiving!

New Illustration: Christ the Teacher

Christ the Teacher
Ink on Papyrus
©2011 Debi Cady

My interpretation of the icon of Jesus, also known as Christ the Pantocrator or Christ in Majesty.  It depicts Jesus holding the Gospels with his hand raised in blessing. I wanted this to look like it was enameled and had a lot of metal and gemstones on it ^-^ I've always liked this icon, so it was fun to draw.

This illustration is now available on my stores at Cafe Press, Zazzle, Red Bubble, and my deviantArt Print Shop

New Illustration: Our Lady of Guadalupe (Papyrus Version)

Our Lady of Guadalupe
Minerals on Papyrus
©2007 Debi Cady

I actually did this version of Our Lady of Guadalupe before I did the other one that I posted previously. But I feel that the coloring on this one is different, as is the expression on her face, so I decided to post them both ^-^

As always, this illustration is now available on Cafe Press, Zazzle, Red Bubble and my deviantArt Print Shop

New Illustration: Creation: The Fifth Day

Creation: The Fifth Day
Ink, colored pencil on bristol board
©2006 Debi Cady

This illustration is based on an icon I saw once. It shows Jesus creating the birds and the fish, I thought it was really cool. To me, it depicts two scriptures. One, of course, is Genesis 1:20-23: 

" Then God said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens.” So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” So the evening and the morning were the fifth day. "


The other is John 1:1-3:


 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.


As always, this image is available on many items through my online stores, Cafe Press, Zazzle, Red Bubble and my deviantArt Print Shop ^-^

New Illustration: Saint Michael the Archangel

Saint Michael the Archangel
Ink, colored pencil on bristol board
©2006 Debi Cady

This is my interpretation of a Byzantine icon of Saint Michael the Archangel. He is the patron saint of police officers, the military, sailors, paramedics, grocers and many other vocations, places and causes (over 50, so I am not listing them all!). He is one of four archangels found in both Jewish and Christian scriptures. 


This image is now available on various items in my stores on Cafe Press, Zazzle, Red Bubble and my deviantArt  Print Shop.