Carmenlites Birkenhead
http://www.carmelitesbirkenhead.org.uk/wordpress/2012/09/24/st-therese-the-artist/
The TNT Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux, translator by Canon Thomas T. Taylor of Carfin, familiarised whole generations in the Story of a Soul.
Not so many have learned much about St. Therese the POET and the ARTIST.
An early encounter with the poems raises the interest, and raises more questions.
Follows the compulsion to learn about the artist.
There could be no greater revelation than in the Website of the Carmelites of Birkenhead.
Our appreciation and thanks to the Sisters. We look forward to searhing the unfathomed depths of St. Therese, Doctor of the Church.
St.Thérèse – The Artist
Therese at recreation holding her paint palette and brushes.
In 1892 Thérèse, although she still had the responsibility of the Novices, was given the
Saint Therese as St. Joan of Arc. Therese is wearing a black wig over her toque (the white linen cloth Carmelites wear on their heads) and paper fleurs-de-lys sewn on her habit
duty of painting, which was to replace her work in the sacristy.From June of this year right up until her death in 1897, Thérèse’s creativity blossomed,as she began to express herself more and more in her community life, not only through her painting but also through her poetry and the writing of plays, her most famous being the production of ‘Joan of Arc’,
which she performed on January 21, 1895. We thought as a tribute to Saint Thérèse on her Feast day, we would ‘open’ a Gallery to exhibit just a small portion of her work.
A painting Therese finished in 1892 and gave to Celine. It was modelled on a similar painting in her cell.
A pall made by St Therese for Father Roulland’s Ordination
An oil painting done by Therese which she gave to Mother Agnes for her Feast Day 1894
Detail of a picture by Therese a few months after her entrance into Carmel 1888
Drawing by Therese of the farmhouse at Saint-Ouen
drawing from Therese’s sketchbook
In 1893 Therese painted a fresco on the wall of an Oratory.
Oyster shell painted by Saint Therese
Pages of a Missal illuminated by Therese
Painted Chasuble. Made from a dress that belonged to Madame Martin.
Painted stole
Picture and detail of a card painted by St. Therese in Carmel
Picture Therese illumined of St John of the Cross
Taken from Therese’s sketchbook
The Church at Ouilly-le-Vicomte sketched by Therese on April 12, 1887
All the images we have used come from the book ‘Therese and Lisieux’
by Pierre Descouvemont and Helmuth Nils Loose www. Veritas.ie
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