Day 17 - An Art Piece

I jacked this challenge from the same blog as yesterday's challenge because my original challenge was "A photo of something that means a lot to me". So... they want me to post yet another photo of my adorable child and smokin' hot husband? Come on, ask me something you don't know about me. Besides, I don't have a photo handy of an object that means a lot: my childhood blanket. I admit it, I still have my "blankie," much to Chandler's dismay. It is literally a rag with about 5% of it's original stuffing and the decorated side is worn (literally) to shreds from rubbing it.

It is white eyelet. This is eyelet... you know, the embroidered flowers...

For whatever reason, I rubbed the heck out of those flowers until they became holes. We all have our quirks and I am a very tactile person. (I just put myself out there big time)

So, anyway, since I didn't like that challenge... ? I am going to post an art piece. The background story goes like this: Summer 2007 I took a mission trip to Paris with five others from my church to work alongside a missionary couple trying to lay some ground work for them. Of course, we also had opportunities to do the "tourist-y" thing. The photos below are close-ups of Notre Dame... This is some of my favorite art work.

Notre Dame.

Across the front of the cathedral, the 28 kings of Judah

Three portals under the 28 kings - This is the middle portal: The Portal of the Last Judgement

The left portal: The Portal of the Virgin

The right portal: The Portal of Saint Anne

She represents anti-semitism

The story of Adam and Eve

Notre Dame took over 200 years to complete and it is absolutely beautiful and full of symbolism. A good website to learn more http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/