St. Francis Retablos and Ornaments Design C

St. Francis is the patron saint of animlas. 

Lynn Garlick Retablos grew organically over a period of 20 years. To create these heart-felt paintings of saints, angels and blessings, Lynn has brought to the folk art of Retablo making, all the skills and passions that she has learned through a lifetime of drawing, woodworking and painting. She is a long-time resident of Taos, New Mexico.

Moved by the sacred art of the retablo paintings and the santeros (saint makers) who made them, she started creating them herself. Lynn hand carves and paints her original designs on the traditionally used ponderosa pine planks. Then she decoupages high quality prints of her originals onto pine boards, in an old school technique used for the Italian altar screens of medieval Europe.

This process has made her printed retablos affordable. All of her saints are ready to hang or rest about the house, in a pocket or on an altar. On the back of the retablos is the story of the saint's life. Many of them also have a prayer.

Measurements are approximately:

Large - 5.5" x 11.5"

Small - 3.25" x 7.5"

Ornament - 2.5" x 5.5"