Mini Crown

YOUR CROWN WILL CHOOSE YOU
There are twelve diptychs in this collection. You do not choose which crown comes to you. It finds you. Your piece will be dispatched based on the order in which your purchase is received.
 
WHAT YOU ARE COLLECTING
Each Mini Crown is a diptych. Two original panels. One continuous story.
The first panel holds the crown. Hand-sculpted and dimensional, it rises physically off the surface. The entire black background is covered in handwritten scripture, every word placed by hand in the artist's own natural handwriting. At the center is a reflective surface. When you look into it, you see yourself inside the story.
 
The second panel carries the symbolism. An illustration of the most defining moment in the scripture that crown holds. Quieter than the first panel but just as intentional.
Both panels are framed in deep crimson. A colour chosen deliberately. It does not let you forget what this story cost.
 
Hung side by side, the two panels open the fullness of that moment. Together they show you what happened and what it meant.
 
THE STORY BEHIND THE WORK
The Mini Crowns are inspired by the crown of thorns placed on the head of Jesus Christ during his crucifixion.
 
Across all twelve pieces, a continuous scripture passage moves from John 19:1 through John 20:18. The story begins at the trial and ends at the resurrection. Each crown holds one moment in that passage. When all twelve are placed, the narrative is complete.
 
Each of the twelve diptychs is a completely original work of art, made entirely by hand over the course of a year.
 
A crown of thorns was pressed into His head. The story did not end in the grave.
 
The reflective surface at the center of every crown is intentional. When you stand before it, you see yourself looking back. You are not a spectator of what happened. You are part of why it did.
 
This is contemporary art rooted in ancient truth.
Tactile, layered and deeply reflective. Both in what it asks of you and in what it shows you when you look.
 
A NOTE FROM BERNICE
I do not know why God put this project in my heart. But I am honoured to have been given it and even more glad to have followed it through.
 
After a year of working on this, I hope it goes to the twelve people it belongs to.
He wore the crown so we could wear grace.