CD Collections    |   Madonna of the Harvest   by John August Swanson

The Madonna of the Harvest is inspired by the belief that daily life is the material of spiritual life. John Swanson's vision infuses ordinary life with a sense of the sacred and reveals the divine in the earthly tasks at hand. He writes, "I wanted to portray Mary as a young woman who was close to the Earth, with her feet firmly planted in its soil." Here is John's earthy portrait of the Madonna and Child surrounded by colorful illustrations of the seasons of growth and harvest.