Saint Zelie Martin and Therese of Lisieux Fine Art Print
This 5x7 art print of my original charcoal sketch features Saint Zelie Martin holding her daughter, Saint Therese of Lisieux. This heartwarming art print is the perfect Catholic gift for moms and daughters, reminding them that they too can become saints simply by living out their vocations faithfully, and performing "small things with great love." Read the reflection below to learn more about the inspiration behind this piece...
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DETAILS:
*5x7" Archival Paper print
*Frame/unframed option
*Frame can either sit or stand
*Watermark is for copyright purposes only. It is not included on actual print.
**I DO NOT support nor use generative AI art. All artwork is entirely handpainted/sketched via traditional methods. Reproductions are professionally printed on archival paper.
**Please note that Haley Dessauer, as the artist, owns all rights to this piece. No reproductions of this piece without former permission of the artist are allowed. Thank you for respecting sacred art by directly supporting the artist behind the work.
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ABOUT THIS PIECE:
Saint Therese of Lisieux was just 4 years old when her mother, Zelie passed away from breast cancer. I often think about how formative those first 4 years of little Therese’s life must have been with her mother. We see in Saint Therese’s writings the grief she held in her heart at her mother’s passing. And simultaneously, we see in Saint Zelie’s writings the deep love she had for her children. Playing the day away with her kiddos so-much-so that she had to stay up half the night to make up for the work she failed to do during the day (Zelie had a lace-making business).
That’s the kind of mom I want to be to my own 4 year old daughter. Vocation first. Motherhood before art.
Saint Therese’s parents, Louis and Zelie Martin were the first married couple to be canonized as saints in the Catholic Church. And look what became of that holy union! Their daughter, formerly a child who could throw quite the tantrum….became a simple little nun with a big heart. She is now one of the FOUR female doctors of the church…we have her parents to thank for that.
What a testimony this is that the way we live our lives as parents MATTERS, the way we live out our faith with our kids MATTERS. Maybe we as parents mess up. Maybe our kids fall away from the faith. Maybe, maybe, maybe (I don’t know, I’m still knee deep in the trenches, my friends).
But what I do HOPE is this: we teach our kids about Our Lord not because we know they will stay close to Him. We teach our kids about the Lord, so they know Who to turn back to and where to find Him when they start seeking Him again.
This 5x7 art print of my original charcoal sketch features Saint Zelie Martin holding her daughter, Saint Therese of Lisieux. This heartwarming art print is the perfect Catholic gift for moms and daughters, reminding them that they too can become saints simply by living out their vocations faithfully, and performing "small things with great love." Read the reflection below to learn more about the inspiration behind this piece...
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DETAILS:
*5x7" Archival Paper print
*Frame/unframed option
*Frame can either sit or stand
*Watermark is for copyright purposes only. It is not included on actual print.
**I DO NOT support nor use generative AI art. All artwork is entirely handpainted/sketched via traditional methods. Reproductions are professionally printed on archival paper.
**Please note that Haley Dessauer, as the artist, owns all rights to this piece. No reproductions of this piece without former permission of the artist are allowed. Thank you for respecting sacred art by directly supporting the artist behind the work.
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ABOUT THIS PIECE:
Saint Therese of Lisieux was just 4 years old when her mother, Zelie passed away from breast cancer. I often think about how formative those first 4 years of little Therese’s life must have been with her mother. We see in Saint Therese’s writings the grief she held in her heart at her mother’s passing. And simultaneously, we see in Saint Zelie’s writings the deep love she had for her children. Playing the day away with her kiddos so-much-so that she had to stay up half the night to make up for the work she failed to do during the day (Zelie had a lace-making business).
That’s the kind of mom I want to be to my own 4 year old daughter. Vocation first. Motherhood before art.
Saint Therese’s parents, Louis and Zelie Martin were the first married couple to be canonized as saints in the Catholic Church. And look what became of that holy union! Their daughter, formerly a child who could throw quite the tantrum….became a simple little nun with a big heart. She is now one of the FOUR female doctors of the church…we have her parents to thank for that.
What a testimony this is that the way we live our lives as parents MATTERS, the way we live out our faith with our kids MATTERS. Maybe we as parents mess up. Maybe our kids fall away from the faith. Maybe, maybe, maybe (I don’t know, I’m still knee deep in the trenches, my friends).
But what I do HOPE is this: we teach our kids about Our Lord not because we know they will stay close to Him. We teach our kids about the Lord, so they know Who to turn back to and where to find Him when they start seeking Him again.
This 5x7 art print of my original charcoal sketch features Saint Zelie Martin holding her daughter, Saint Therese of Lisieux. This heartwarming art print is the perfect Catholic gift for moms and daughters, reminding them that they too can become saints simply by living out their vocations faithfully, and performing "small things with great love." Read the reflection below to learn more about the inspiration behind this piece...
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DETAILS:
*5x7" Archival Paper print
*Frame/unframed option
*Frame can either sit or stand
*Watermark is for copyright purposes only. It is not included on actual print.
**I DO NOT support nor use generative AI art. All artwork is entirely handpainted/sketched via traditional methods. Reproductions are professionally printed on archival paper.
**Please note that Haley Dessauer, as the artist, owns all rights to this piece. No reproductions of this piece without former permission of the artist are allowed. Thank you for respecting sacred art by directly supporting the artist behind the work.
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ABOUT THIS PIECE:
Saint Therese of Lisieux was just 4 years old when her mother, Zelie passed away from breast cancer. I often think about how formative those first 4 years of little Therese’s life must have been with her mother. We see in Saint Therese’s writings the grief she held in her heart at her mother’s passing. And simultaneously, we see in Saint Zelie’s writings the deep love she had for her children. Playing the day away with her kiddos so-much-so that she had to stay up half the night to make up for the work she failed to do during the day (Zelie had a lace-making business).
That’s the kind of mom I want to be to my own 4 year old daughter. Vocation first. Motherhood before art.
Saint Therese’s parents, Louis and Zelie Martin were the first married couple to be canonized as saints in the Catholic Church. And look what became of that holy union! Their daughter, formerly a child who could throw quite the tantrum….became a simple little nun with a big heart. She is now one of the FOUR female doctors of the church…we have her parents to thank for that.
What a testimony this is that the way we live our lives as parents MATTERS, the way we live out our faith with our kids MATTERS. Maybe we as parents mess up. Maybe our kids fall away from the faith. Maybe, maybe, maybe (I don’t know, I’m still knee deep in the trenches, my friends).
But what I do HOPE is this: we teach our kids about Our Lord not because we know they will stay close to Him. We teach our kids about the Lord, so they know Who to turn back to and where to find Him when they start seeking Him again.
