#885 + 25 November +👑 FLEUR DE LIS 👑 + 👑 CROWN of LIGHT/PURITY/LIFE/VICTORY 👑 + 👑 RR 👑 + 👑 ETERNAL FLAME OF LOVING ALWAYS PURE ALIVE HEARTFIRE👑

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FLEUR
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LIS

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The IRIS and the FLEUR DE LIS

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IRIS                                                                                                           Catherine L. Johnson 2011

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Three upright petals symbolize faith, valor and wisdom.

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FLEUR DE LIS                                                                                          Catherine L. Johnson 2019

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Original drawing.

Luminous gold line on matte black paper.

The gold lines breathe pure light and dance hallelujah praises.

RADIANCE

Dimensions: 8″ H x 6″ W

The piece above was created as a

personal memorial,

a remembrance of a beloved brother,

  for a collector’s family.

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Please click on images to enlarge and for detail.

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I welcome acquisitions or commissions

of the

IRIS

– EACH work is an irreplaceable,

unrepeatable original work of art.

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Please click on the link below

for customized

fine art

IRIS

prints:

https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/for-art-collectors-designers-exquisite-beautiful-impeccable-site-specific-fine-art-prints-esteemed-artist-catherine-l-johnson-master-printer-mark-jones-arts-district-imageworks-inc/

 

 

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Please contact me, Catherine L. Johnson, via email for further information: 

catherineljohnson@earthlink.net

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The

FLEUR DE LIS

represents

values.

Honesty and Respect

create the tap root of

Trust

upon which lasting

Relationships

are built.

It is only through these relationships

that a

Legacy

can be built

through

Passion

and

Performance.

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ETERNAL FLAME OF LOVING ALWAYS PURE ALIVE HEARTFIRE

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Vento Nature Sanctuary *  Summer 2019

*Jaspar’s and my

place of:

WOW JOY adventure,

attending Nature’s continuous offerings of wonder and awe,

and

a beautifully quiet haven of solitude

throughout ALL four seasons.

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The FLEUR DE LIS drawing was my FIRST work created

without the physical presence of JASPAR OBI

underneath my studio table.

 His HEARTFIRE energy is forever in my heart

and

for ALL who he met and blessed.

 

 

Living LOVE / Love LIVING

Please click on links below:

https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2019/11/18/884-the-annunciation-of-jaspar-obis-soulspirit-deer-dear-beautiful-beautiful-beautiful/

https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2019/11/11/883-element-8-works-2019-catherine-l-johnson-veterans-day-11-november-2019-k9-raf-jaspar-obis-soul-rising/

https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2019/11/03/881-beloved-jaspar-obi-blessing-ceremony-for-from-with-jaspar-obi-monday-4-november-2019/

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#883 + ELEMENT 8 works 2019 Catherine L. Johnson + VETERAN’S DAY 11 November 2019 + K9 RAF JASPAR OBI’S SOUL RISING

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‘ELEMENT’

MINIMAL. SIMPLE. PURE.

archival kraft paper + white line + archival black board

Catherine L. Johnson 

2019

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All of my work refuses/denies the camera’s eye.

The revelation, the experience,

occurs with an actual encounter – presence.

The beauty of one’s beloved is

the improvisational/sacred listening

of/ for/ to/ with

the beloved.

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PLEASE CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO ENLARGE + FOR DETAIL

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intimate

— listening/attending with an open heart and with the open palms of one’s hands —

— listen to the light —

reverence

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ELEMENT: A                                                                                       Catherine L. Johnson  2019

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ELEMENT: B                                                                                       Catherine L. Johnson  2019

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ELEMENT: C                                                                                       Catherine L. Johnson  2019

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ELEMENT: D                                                                                       Catherine L. Johnson  2019

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ELEMENT: E                                                                                       Catherine L. Johnson  2019

 

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ELEMENT: F                                                                                       Catherine L. Johnson  2019

 

 

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ELEMENT: G                                                                                       Catherine L. Johnson  2019

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ELEMENT: H                                                                                       Catherine L. Johnson  2019

 

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This is the last day

on Earth

of

my

BELOVED

JASPAR OBI.

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ELEMENT

is the last series of art

that was created

with the

ALL of ALL

of

JASPAR OBI

in my studio

– sleeping below my stainless steel table

and

sending his blessings to me as

I dove for the pearl deep,

listening to the sound of the silver horn,

in the sea of my imagination.

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JASPAR OBI

was present,

a 

glorious/vital/adventurous/joyous/blessed

presence,

for 10.5 years in my life.

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Sacred listening.

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JASPAR OBI

is landing his

SPITFIRE

at

1715 military time CST.

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Please light a candle for my Jaspar Obi.

Thank you.

https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2019/11/03/881-beloved-jaspar-obi-blessing-ceremony-for-from-with-jaspar-obi-monday-4-november-2019/

https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2016/05/14/jaspar-obi-sweet-comfort-healing-accelerates-with-the-presence-of-care-14-may-2016-blessed/

 

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Peaceful.

Loved.

Supported.

Released.

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All gathered at 4:45 pm.

The wind was fierce and the temperature was frigid.

They  truly had my back

– I felt an unusual comfort in the shelter of their care.

 

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I  had bathed Jaspar

in the bathtub

two hours earlier.

I seared every pass

of my hand on his body

to memory.

He was too weak to shake off the water.

We would have a game:

Shake #1 to #8!!

Jaspar loved being bathed – feeling clean, fresh.

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Jaspar Obi’s

K9 buddies walked with him

as he was wheeled

in his cart

to

Dr. Pomeroy’s clinic several blocks away:

Juno (Leah),

Jax (Maggie);

Remy ( Erin + Todd);

with

Steph

and

Mike. 

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BEAUTIFUL.

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I burst out crying

when I experienced

the beauty

of the

loving kindness,

compassion

and

courage 

of those who chose to

walk with Jaspar/me

as my

heart

was

shattering.

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Love IS.

PRESENCE.

LOVE is a riverVERB.

 

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I 

caressed

Jaspar’s

sweet body,

wrapped my arms around him

– my chest upon him,

kissed him,

and

thanked him

for our adventure

until…

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Dr. Pomeroy was amazed that Jaspar’s  life force

prevailed over the grim prognosis

of his bone cancer in his sinus cavities.

Every week Dr. Pomeroy checked in.

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Jaspar and I

CHOSE to LIVE.

WONDER.

AWE.

Jaspar was/is my soul guide and companion in life.

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The walk back without my Jaspar

was walking without my legs.

Jaspar and I had created/ lived a beautiful bountiful life for 10.5 years

– together.

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Suddenly,

as we entered Mears Park.

the cascade of our stories

overwhelmed me.

I was surrounded

in the dedicated love of his BEST K9 friends

and

 dear friends.

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When we were crossing

through Mears Park,

Mike stopped and said:

LISTEN!

We all stopped.

In the park’s pavilion’s stage,

from the large speakers:

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HALLOWEEN :

‘Art Dog in Transit (above)

Disguise English Springer Spaniel as a Cow (below)

Returning from the ‘BLESSING CEREMONY’  4 November 2019

https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2019/11/03/881-beloved-jaspar-obi-blessing-ceremony-for-from-with-jaspar-obi-monday-4-november-2019/

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#881 + BELOVED JASPAR OBI + BLESSING CEREMONY FOR/FROM/WITH JASPAR OBI MONDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2019

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THE

VOYAGE

OF MY

BELOVED

TREASURE HEART

JASPAR OBI

 HAS

BEGUN.

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JASPAR OBI is DUNKIRK / K9 RAF / ECSTATIC JOY. 

https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2019/06/21/866-black-ice-quiet-2019-catherine-l-johnson-raf-k9-jaspar-obi-aka-dunkirk-beethovens-opus-132-quartetto-italiano-anthony-cox-billy-higgins/

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JASPAR OBI’s

presence

entered + illuminated

my heart.

I am forever blessed

with the

adventurous

GRACE LOVE

OH JOY

dance

with

my unrepeatable companion.

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Jaspar  Obi =  my Psalm 139:14 on 4legs.

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Jaspar

has defiantly defied

the bone cancer

for over a calendar year

with

his remarkable, fierce, and sweet

life force…

and, now

the divinity within him

is calling his name.

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I see.

I have been

listening, listening, listening

to

Jaspar’s

elegant, courageous, tender

body&soul.

I accept, honoring, following his soul’s lead.

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The

BLESSING CEREMONY

is dedicated to

the

pure sacred radiant

GRACE LOVE

of our

4legged

guardian angels

– our lions at our heart’s gate.

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Chartreuse

is the color of

JASPAR OBI’s

soul:

THE

BRIGHT

PREVAILING

KISS OF SPRINGTIME…

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NOTE:

A  dear friend sent the link 

(embedded below)

on the JASPER stone to me

after

my JASPAR crossed over

on

Veteran’s Day 11 November 2019.

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I chose to spell his name JASPAR.

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I was astounded that the information of the JASPER stone

mirrored my

JASPAR’s soulpresence.

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Introduction to the Meaning and Uses of the Jasper Stone

https://www.crystalvaults.com/crystal-encyclopedia/jasper

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Jaspar Obi

entered the world on

30 April 2007

and

began his story of offering

indelible sweet blessings.

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JASPAR OBI 

THE VALIANT STALWART TENDER LOVING ADVENTUROUS JOYOUS

K9 RAF

30 April 2007 – Veteran’s Day 11 November 2019

Please click on the link below:

https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2019/11/11/883-element-8-works-2019-catherine-l-johnson-veterans-day-11-november-2019-k9-raf-jaspar-obis-soul-rising/

 

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Thank you, Jaspar, my beautiful treasure heart.

You are forever MY TREASURE HEART.

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The

BLESSING CEREMONY

was

poignant

powerful

enchanting!

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All K9s

were given two presents:

green glow collars

– running / playing / glowing,

  and

special treats

– small milkbones with peanut butter

wrapped in aluminum foil

to look like shining silver bonestars!

ALL 2leggeds

were given two presents:

 steaming hot green tea

and

 green glow ‘tails’ to wear!

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Many many many

K9s arrived!!!

 

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Once ‘knighted’

with their 

green glow collars,

Jaspar’s amazing K9 friends

spontaneously

created

blessed energy

boundless JOY

and

a beautiful memoir

of the

precious gift

of

our

sentient / “metacognitive”

4legged

guardian angels.

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WONDER.

AWE.

SACRED.

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AN indelible CELEBRATION

of the reliable tender loving kindness of the

K9 COMMUNITY

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SEE

BE

THE

HEART OF A DOG

WOXOF

 

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