A Child's Comfort

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A Child's Comfort

A Child's Comfort

Carrie Ellen Carlisle
Country
Born 1987, Utah; residing Kansas
Dimensions
37.5 x 25.5 x 2.5 In.
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Cradled and comforted, a tearful child rests in a mother’s arms. The pair sits on the ground; the mother has moved to the child’s level and validates his or her perspective by taking the time to pause and give comfort. In this composition of competing patterns, the space where this service takes place feels divinely blessed.
“Motherhood is made up of hundreds, even thousands of moments—moments that require patience on my part to give comfort, love, and time to a child who needs me.”
—Carrie Ellen Carlisle