Jenna Embroidering

Jenna's parents were missionaries on the island of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean.  They lived there in a little house with a dirt floor for several years while they worked to translate the Bible into the language of the local people.  They brought their children along with them and home schooled them.  This little watercolor is painted from a photo they sent back home.

I have been told that she had injured her heel and was soaking it in water while she sat stitching some cloth.  She still has a scar on her heel. What seemed a momentary interest in sewing has become an occupation for her now that she is grown.  She studied textiles and now is a respected artist who creates beautiful fabric designs.

Watercolor on archival paper.