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Dogwood Crockery © V. Bridges Hoyt 2010 Dogwood in Martha's Crockery artist V. Bridges Hoyt 9x12 inches oil on canvas, 1.5 in. gallery wrap with painted sides Contact Vernita for more info. artist@vbridgeshoyt.com See additional paintings at www.vbridgeshoyt.com or www.vbhoyt.com

THERE is a legend, that at the time of the Crucifixion the dogwood had been the size of the oak and other forest trees. So firm and strong was the tree that it was chosen as the timber for the cross. TO be used thus for such a cruel purpose greatly distressed the tree, and Jesus, nailed upon it, sensed this, and in His gently pity for all sorrow and suffering said to it. "Because of your regret and pity for My suffering, never again shall the dogwood tree grow large enough to be used as a cross. Henceforth it shall be slender and bent and twisted and its blossoms shall be in the form of a cross ... two long and two short petals. And in the center of the outer edge of each petal there will be nail prints, brown with rust and stained with red, and in the center of the flower will be a crown of thorns, and all who see it will remember." --Author Unknown Dogwood Flowers 1973 artist Vernita Bridges Hoyt oil on canvas approx. 16x20 inches Painted for my mother many years ag...