We love old holy cards, and this one is lovely. It was stained and faded, but we've restored it to its original bright colors. We usually cut the lace out of the restorations, but this one just didn't work without the lace. It feels fresh to us. The wounded Sacred Heart brings us grace and refreshes our souls.

We find that keeping devotional art in our home helps keep us mindful of the spiritual side of our lives, and this picture is a little lift: We love being the little doves in Jesus's life!

We have also restored a companion piece of the Immaculate Heart in the same style as this piece, with the same size heart surrounded by doves.

As St. John Paul said, "In order to communicate the message entrusted to her by Christ, the Church needs art."

For framing this one, we suggest you keep it light. Something silver-toned or gold, or a light wood like a light, thin oak. You don't need to matte it unless you want to keep the glass off the surface, otherwise the lace and the border around the picture are plenty enough visual space, in our opinion anyway. All our prints are standard sizes, so it's easy to find a good frame at your local Hobby Lobby or online. If you're sending this as a gift and would like us to frame it for you, please convo, and we'll find something special that you will like.


** IMPORTANT ** THE IMAGE IS SMALLER THAN THE PAPER! There is a white border of about 0.5" inch for 5x7", 1.3" for 8.5x11", or 1.6" for 11x14" pictures. All Approx! Fine art printers do this because the images are almost never the same rectangular ratio of the standard paper sizes. It also gives the prints a finished look, and lets them look good in a frame without a matt.

- Acid-free paper
- Archival pigments, rated to last for generations.
- Cardboard backer
- Above story of the art
- Enclosed in a tight-fitting, crystal clear bag.

Thanks for your interest!

Thanks!
Sue & John

"In order to communicate the message entrusted to her by Christ, the Church needs art." ~ St. Pope John Paul II

Original image is out-of-copyright. Descriptive text and image alterations (hence the whole new image) © by Sue Kouma Johnson - CatholicArtAndJewelry.