Seeking the Eternal

Title: Seeking the Eternal Artist Statement:  The following is an excerpt from a blog post Carly made for this painting in 2021: I used to have a yellow and green blanket I would take everywhere. I called it my “Lellow blankie” I don’t know what happened to it honestly, but it was one of those things that if I forgot it somewhere, the end of the world would soon commence. If someone gave me that blanket today in an attempt to comfort me, I would be like, “That’s sweet… but an old gross blanket isn’t going to solve my problem” Because what comforted me when I was a child doesn’t work for me as an adult. I feel this way with my faith as well. There were certain truths and talks and words I would come back to again and again, and as I grow older I realize that those aren’t as magically comforting as they once were.I miss the moments of distress when a blanket could take away all my worries, and in the same way I miss my blankets of comfort in the gospel. Alas, I’m an adult now and have b