Hope and Inspiration for a Green Clergy Stole for Ordinary Time

Written By Jenny Gallo

Previously posted June 3, 2020 — The week prior to the pandemic outbreak in the United States I met my daughter in New York City. We explored museums, experienced live entertainment, and ate interesting meals. One of the highlights was our inaugural visit to the Botanical Gardens which was highlighting the orchid show. This was the perfect visual feast for a wintery week. At the time I had no idea how symbolic of hope those many, splendid flowers would be! This stole resulted from those thoughts. We’re extra pleased that we could use hand dyed silk from our friends in Haiti for the flower applique. Whenever we use this silk we give part of the purchase price to the development of the library at the mission that we support in LaCroix, Haiti.

Here are a few pictures from our time in New York City —

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Here’s a detail of the resulting green clergy stole. See this new Ordinary Time stole in full here.

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Jenny Gallo

Jenny Gallo is the artist and founder of Carrot Top Studio, where she has been creating story-rich clergy stoles and meaningful art since 2004. What began as a love for making and serving faith communities has grown into a studio practice rooted in season, symbol, and care. Trained as an art educator, Jenny taught art in Chicago, Houston, and Pittsburgh before devoting herself fully to studio work. She holds a B.S. in Art Education from The Pennsylvania State University and now lives and works in the Madison, Wisconsin area.

http://www.CarrotTopStudio.com
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