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“When the Road Becomes Prayer”
Upcoming show by Juliana Crownover
The Gallery is open Sundays from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and may be opened by appointment by calling Evelyn Luciani: 972.333.6675
Paintings and Reflections from the Camino de Santiago
In the summer of 2023, I walked the Camino de Santiago with my husband and our four children, from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France, across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela and onward to Cabo Finisterre.
I thought we were walking to a destination.
Along the way, I discovered the Camino is something more.
It is a teacher.
Through heavy packs and worn feet on open roads, family struggles and rain-soaked days, shared meals and unexpected acts of kindness, the Camino taught us quiet lessons about humility, hospitality, forgiveness, endurance, gratitude, and grace.
These paintings grew from those moments—from the landscapes we walked through, the people who cared for us, the meals we shared, and the ordinary gifts we learned to notice along the way.
I came to understand that pilgrimage is not only about the road forward. It is also about loosening our grip, accepting care, making room for others, and recognizing the sacred in ordinary life.
I invite you to walk slowly through these paintings. To pay attention. To consider your own road—and how the gifts we receive may become the gifts we learn to offer.
Cruz de Ferro
48” · 24” Acrylic, Oil, Collage, Paper, Thread
Cruz de Ferro
For centuries, pilgrims have carried stones to the Cruz de Ferro. The stone may represent a burden, a grief, a prayer, or something the heart has carried too long.
Early in our Camino, I met a pilgrim who became my walking companion. She told me she was carrying a letter of forgiveness for a wound she had carried for more than fifty years.
Before we reached the cross, our schedules separated us.
Days later, my daughters and I climbed toward the Cruz de Ferro in the rain. Among thousands of stones were letters, photographs, baby shoes, ribbons and rosaries—the prayers and burdens of countless pilgrims.
And there, after days apart, I saw my friend.
Her face was wet with rain and tears.
“I left my letter at the foot of the cross,” she said. “And I feel lighter.”
WHEN THE ROAD BECOMES PRAYER
Paintings and Reflections from the Camino de Santiago
This collection of paintings and reflections grew from our family’s pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago—a journey of carrying less, receiving more, and learning to notice grace along the way.
Now available as a book.
