Artist: Carly White
Title: The Planted Foot and the Searching Foot
Medium: acrylic
Price: $800
Dimensions: 24 x 30 inches
Artist Statement: The drawing compass has two ends, one which is fixed at the center of the circle, and the other which is extended, and the further it goes out the bigger the circle that can be drawn. Michael Wilcox said that we likewise have a “spiritual compass” which has two “feet”, what he called the “fixed foot” in the center and the “searching foot”. He suggested that we must first find where to plant this fixed foot, where we feel the most truth. He went on to say, “What will we do with the searching foot? Unfortunately, too many religions and cultures do little with it, believing that their own particular fixed position contains the essential and only believable truth, goodness, and beauty. They draw a tiny circle surrounding their own position and feel comfortable with life. Truth is too grand to be found in such small dimensions.
