Rebecca Sorge

Rebecca Sorge {[email protected]} graduated from Brigham Young University with a BFA in illustration in December of 2013. She currently lives and works in Provo, Utah. “Spring￾ing Up” was part of a series of works inspired by the Book of Mormon, and how this text acts as a compass, map, and manual for our mortal existence. This piece draws from Alma 32:41: “But if ye will nourish the word, yea, nourish the tree as it beginneth to grow, by your faith with great diligence, and with patience, looking forward to the fruit thereof, it shall take root; and behold it shall be a tree springing up unto everlasting life.” While not originally intended to be a reference to our Heavenly Mother (“I saw the female figure behind kneeling woman as a more general angel or spirit of nurturing and revelation”) many people have interpreted the piece that way. “I’m glad that they’ve made that connection and feel strongly that our Heavenly Mother is a nurturing and loving influence in our lives.”