And in My Hour of Darkness Madonna and Child

". . .and in my hour of darkness, she is standing right in front of me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be."

Okay, Beatles fans, please forgive me. I know there must be a story behind "Let It Be," and I imagine it doesn't really have much to do with the Madonna even though Paul is singing "mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be."

Here's what happened, just because I like to tell the story behind each of my artworks. I was listening to the Beatles this morning, actually watching a youtube video of Paul singing "Let It Be". Well, you know, as corny a choice as it might be, "Let It Be" really is one of my favorites of the Beatles'. Now, head to the torch to make one more Madonna and Child for Christmas, still humming "And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree,there will be an answer, let it be. For though they may be parted there is still a chance that they will see,there will be an answer. let it be."

Surprisingly, or not so surprisingly if you can let your imagination roam freely across a few different boundaries, the song and the Madonna can do a dance together. Mary must have been thinking about the hours of darkness that were to come as she held that newborn. She also had to have the strength to let it be, to know there will be an answer. As I thought about this, the black swirl of glass grew around Mary's head, the coming hours of darkness.