{"title":"Love and Light","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"leap-of-faith","title":"Leap of Faith","description":"\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1s6oiv\" data-start=\"449\" data-end=\"469\"\u003e“Leap of Faith”\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"577\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"511\"\u003eOriginal Mixed Media and Oil Painting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"511\" data-end=\"514\"\u003e11 x 14 Inches — Gallery Wrapped Canvas\u003cbr data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"556\"\u003eVarnished with Gamvar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"618\"\u003eSome paintings tell their story slowly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"620\" data-end=\"667\"\u003e“Leap of Faith” was one of those pieces for me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"950\"\u003eAs I painted this little girl dancing freely through the field, I slowly began to realize she represented someone very real in my own life — a woman named Lori who forever changed the way I understood faith, kindness, and what it truly means to live with your heart open to others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"952\" data-end=\"1263\"\u003eThis painting became about more than a fleeting childhood moment. 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