Dianne's prayer closet: it was a part of her daily life and her fiber art creations. "Prayer Closet III" going to Flint, MI

Dianne's fiber art piece, "Prayer Closet III", was displayed at Sacred Threads 2013 down in Virginia.  Next week, it will be on its way to Flint, Michigan!

   Dianne liked to pray!  Her personal "prayer closet" was her rocking chair situated right in her fiber art studio.  For as long as I can remember... unless she was very sick... Dianne was in that chair first thing in the morning after her shower and washing her hair.  She wouldn't like me telling this, but... she

This was Dianne's personal "prayer closet".
Unfortunately, no photos of Dianne in her
"prayer turban" were allowed.

wrapped her hair in a towel and let it dry while she was praying.  She indeed had a unique "head covering" as her prayers went up to God.
   She liked to journal her prayers... and when I read her prayer journals... I can see that her prayers often went up to God about all of our family, our church family, our friends, and our orphan ministry.
   Dianne completed three fiber art pieces in her "Prayer Closet" series.  The third was completed last year, and was juried into the 2013 Sacred Threads Exhibition.
   The First Presbyterian Church in Flint, Michigan, invited Dianne and others whose fiber art appeared in Sacred Threads, to send their creations out to Michigan to be viewed and enjoyed by their church members from September 7-28.  The artwork will also be included in the Flint Festival of Quilts September 11-13... and the Second Friday Art Walk on September 12.   
   When Dianne created "Prayer Closet III", she wished to depict the prayers "bubbling up" to God.  Can you see them going up in her creation?
    Daily devotions and prayers were an essential part of Dianne's daily life... and in her teachings, she often encouraged others to find a "prayer closet" and make praying a daily discussion with God.
   Do you have a prayer closet?