SILENT AUCTION

PULL OF THE TIDE • Hedy Original

This photograph captures a simple moment I’ve always loved — standing in the ocean as the waves rush in and out, feeling the sand shift and slip beneath my feet. There’s something about that sensation — steady and unsteady at the same time — that feels both grounding and freeing. A reminder of movement, of letting go, of the quiet rhythm of the tide.

Printed as a 20 x 20” canvas, this piece brings a calm, coastal presence into any space, with soft textures and natural tones that invite pause and reflection. As an original photograph, this piece carries both a personal perspective and a sense of place.

This image has held meaning for me in its simplicity. I hope it offers the same sense of peace and presence wherever it lands.

PENTECOST • Hedy Original

This piece was originally created as a digital graphic for a Pentecost sermon series at Ebenezer United Methodist Church, where a dear friend of mine was serving as pastor. This version is a print of that original artwork. From the beginning, I designed this work to evoke the feeling of stained glass in a church window — color, form, and light working together to tell a story. The layered shapes and bold lines are meant to suggest panes of glass, while the radiating colors carry the sense of light shining through, illuminating what might otherwise remain hidden.

The imagery draws on the language of Pentecost — fire, movement, and the presence of the Holy Spirit breaking into ordinary life in extraordinary ways. At the center, a rising flame evokes both the Spirit and the Church set ablaze, while the broken chains speak to the freedom that comes when God’s power loosens what has held us bound. Radiating lines of color extend outward like light, like energy, like a message that cannot be contained. Pentecost is never a quiet moment — it is disruptive, transformative, and alive. And in that holy disruption, we are reminded that God is still at work, still setting people free, still sending us out into the world with courage and fire.

LIGHTHOUSE • Hedy Original

This large-format, 3-panel triptych began as a photograph I took of the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse when Chuck and I were living in Pompano Beach — a place layered with memory and meaning for me. My family’s drift-fishing boat, the Helen S, passed this lighthouse multiple times a day, heading out into the Atlantic. It was part of the rhythm of life. It was also part of our story — Chuck and I were married off that boat during a Bahamas trip, in an informal ceremony officiated by my Uncle Tom. On our way back to Florida, we saw the lighthouse on the horizon, framed by a double rainbow stretching across the inlet. It’s a moment I’ve never forgotten.

This piece has been part of our home and our story for many years. I hope it finds a place where it continues to carry beauty, memory, and a sense of the horizon ahead.

THE HEAVENS DECLARE • Hedy Original

I painted this piece remembering a summer night on Raquette Lake in the Adirondack Park. We had taken a boat out into the middle of the lake, far from shore, where the darkness felt deep and complete. That night, under a crystal-clear sky, I saw the Milky Way for the first time. What struck me most was not just the beauty, but the scale of it. The sky did not feel distant; it felt overwhelming and vast, as though it had opened up right above us. The stars stretched endlessly, reflected faintly on the water below, until it was hard to tell where sky ended and earth began.

The piece was created in acrylic on canvas, using layered washes and textured applications of paint to build depth and movement. The darker tones create a sense of vastness, while lighter and metallic accents are worked into the surface to suggest the shimmer and density of the stars, allowing the light to catch the painting in different ways depending on the angle. The original painting was gifted to a friend when he finished grad school, but I kept this 20 x 20” print of it for myself.

This painting was less about capturing that night exactly and more about holding onto its feeling — the awe, the stillness, the quiet recognition of something far greater than myself. Inspired by Psalm 19, “The heavens declare the glory of God,” this piece invites us to pause, to look up, and to remember that even in the vastness, we are not alone.

ABSTRACT COASTAL WALL ART

I first saw this piece at Pier 1 and couldn’t stop thinking about it — I finally went back to the store to buy it. Something about it stayed with me, and it has stayed with me ever since. Over the years, it has traveled with me across multiple states and lived in multiple homes, becoming one of those quiet, familiar pieces that always finds its place.

The image evokes waves washing onto a sandy shore — though abstract in style, it carries a sense of movement and calm. The layered blues, soft neutrals, and touches of warm copper create both depth and warmth, making it a versatile piece for a variety of spaces. While the artist is unknown (as is typical for many Pier 1 pieces), the scale — approximately 3 x 4’ — gives it a strong presence, whether as a focal point or part of a larger room design. Large-format Pier 1 wall art of this size typically resells in the $75–$150 range, depending on condition and setting. This piece has been well-loved and well-kept, and I hope it finds a new home where it continues to bring a sense of beauty and rest.

RESURRECTION • Hedy Original

This 20 x 20” piece was created as a digital graphic for an Easter series at a friend’s church, after he returned to ministry following a battle with cancer. When someone who has walked through something that profound asks you to help tell a story of resurrection, you don’t hesitate — you set everything else aside.

At the center of the image, a tree grows out of an open coffin — roots pushing down into the soil, branches reaching upward into light. It is an intentionally stark image. What was meant to hold death becomes the very place where new life begins. Below the surface, the roots stretch deep and tangled, suggesting the hidden work of endurance, struggle, and survival. Above, the tree is full and green — alive in a way that feels almost effortless. The contrast between the two holds the tension of resurrection: what is seen and unseen, what has been endured and what is now emerging. The cross is embedded within that same space — both buried and foundational — reminding us that resurrection is not separate from suffering, but emerges through it. Easter does not erase what has been endured; it transforms it.

This piece holds that truth with quiet strength: even in the place of death, something is taking root, something is growing, and life — by the grace of God — finds a way forward.

BETWEEN STORM & LIGHT • Hedy Original

Chuck and I were enjoying a quiet day at the beach when this scene unfolded. Behind us, the sun. In front of us, a sweeping bank of clouds rolling in over the ocean. What struck me was the contrast — the dark, rain-heavy clouds hanging low, almost touching the water, with brighter, luminous clouds layered above. It felt as though the sky and sea were meeting in that moment, suspended between light and storm. There is a weight to this image — you can almost feel the density of the air, the stillness before the rain, the quiet tension that comes just before something shifts.

Printed on canvas, this piece brings a sense of depth and atmosphere into a space, inviting reflection and a kind of reverent pause. This was one of those moments you don’t plan, only notice. I’m grateful I caught it — and hope it speaks to you as well.