Old Wisdom in a Back Alley is a sermon carved in splinters. Out behind the meeting hall—where coffee is strong, nerves are tender, and hope shows up late—a battered picnic table became a confessional. A woman, not yet finished with her storms, took a pocketknife and borrowed a line from Mr. Edgar Allan Poe. That old raven of a fellow, who knew the gutters too well, reached across time and tapped her shoulder like a friend who won’t let you walk home alone.
This canvas keeps that moment the way a river keeps moonlight—brief, trembling, and somehow steady. The grain holds the shiver of her hand; the letters hold the steadiness she was aiming for. Hang it up and you’ll own a back alley that remembers its purpose: to lead somewhere better. As someone was once fond of saying, courage is simply fear that has said its prayers—this piece is the prayer, the answer, and the splinter in your thumb to prove it.
• 0.75″ (19.05 mm) thick canvas
• Canvas fabric weight: 10.15 +/- 0.74 oz/yd² (344 g/m² +/- 25g/m²)
• Wall mounts attached
• Rubber pads on the back to avoid damage
• Slimmer than regular canvases
Old Wisdom in a Back Alley is a sermon carved in splinters. Out behind the meeting hall—where coffee is strong, nerves are tender, and hope shows up late—a battered picnic table became a confessional. A woman, not yet finished with her storms, took a pocketknife and borrowed a line from Mr. Edgar Allan Poe. That old raven of a fellow, who knew the gutters too well, reached across time and tapped her shoulder like a friend who won’t let you walk home alone.
This canvas keeps that moment the way a river keeps moonlight—brief, trembling, and somehow steady. The grain holds the shiver of her hand; the letters hold the steadiness she was aiming for. Hang it up and you’ll own a back alley that remembers its purpose: to lead somewhere better. As someone was once fond of saying, courage is simply fear that has said its prayers—this piece is the prayer, the answer, and the splinter in your thumb to prove it.
• 0.75″ (19.05 mm) thick canvas
• Canvas fabric weight: 10.15 +/- 0.74 oz/yd² (344 g/m² +/- 25g/m²)
• Wall mounts attached
• Rubber pads on the back to avoid damage
• Slimmer than regular canvases
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