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The story of my Nativities dates back to 2016 when I created my first one. However, what inspired the Nativity scenes began long before 2016. Unfortunately, this is not a happy story. . .
The Nativity scenes were borne out of loss and suffering. It was a beautiful Tuesday morning in New York City – the date was September 11, 2001, when my sister Andrea Haberman entered the World Trade Center’s north tower for a meeting on the 92nd floor. This was her very first business trip. Andrea was 25 years old at the time and newly engaged. In an effort to condense this story, she was in the office of Carr Futures prepping for her meeting when American Airlines Flight 11 hit the north tower, striking it between the 93rd and 99th floors.
My beautiful Andrea and 2,976 other innocent victims had been murdered that day. And at that moment, her life, my life, my family’s life, and 2,976 other families’ lives took on a new trajectory that none of us could have imagined in our wildest dreams. To say the least, the past 20 years have been about finding new purpose and resolve, with a heavy reliance on faith. There is much to tell and share about what is now a 20-year-plus journey. But in an effort to condense this, I’m going to fast-forward to 2016 – the Nativity’s “birth.”

How It Began
Growing up, Christmas season at our house was always such a wonderful time – it was a special family time. Andrea, Mom, and I would begin our holiday prep in September, gathering ideas for Christmas decorations and also planning our annual Christmas project – together we’d create and give them as gifts each year. So, as you can imagine, the holiday season can be tough to navigate.
WALL IT Creations was borne in 2016, so I was embarking on my first Christmas season. (This is a very busy time for an artist.) It was my debut holiday season, and I couldn’t get into the spirit. I was struggling with the heartache of Andrea, thinking about how we should be doing this together. Andrea was an exceptional artist, and I am proud we shared the love of creativity. I just was really struggling.
As I was praying and asking God for help, I began to think about what it must be like to spend Christmas in Heaven with God. . . the celebration and joy in Heaven as they relive and celebrate the birth of His Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. This thought was very comforting to me, and I wondered how I could paint that. I imagined a glorious sky bursting with colors, the traveling Three Kings, and Mary, Joseph, and Jesus in the stable. I wanted to create a feeling of awe into the Nativities, and also the feeling of God’s love, peace, and comfort. I wanted to incorporate beautiful, rich colors; the symbolism would have to be very strong.

And thus, my first Nativity was borne. Most everything in each Nativity has a meaning. There is heavy symbolism reflected in my paintings. The colors and how I use them are painted in a way to tell a story. (See Biblical color key.) There are a lot of pinks and purples used to symbolize the royalty of the King of Kings. Blues are used to represent the Healing Power of God, gold is for the Glory of God; each color means something. Reclaimed wood is used as my canvas because Joseph was a carpenter. Using it creates the most amazing effects - the wood grain and character of the wood help me lay out the design. My goal is that each Nativity creates a feeling of comfort and peace that Christ and God are always with us – that they are holding our loved ones close. The Christmas Nativities are my interpretation of what God and Heaven might have been feeling the night Jesus was born - the sky exploding with colors, the intimate scene in the stable, the three Wise Men on their journey to meet the King. Can you imagine the emotion of God, the Glory, the rejoicing in Heaven?

Since 2016 I’ve created many Nativity scenes, each one different, but each telling the same story. Many are hung year-round as a reminder of God’s everlasting love and peace. I also want to convey that through this tragedy and suffering, God’s promises are to use them for good; that from darkness comes light.

I am reminded of Matthew 5:3-4:
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3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.”
4“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”

Biblical Color Key
Amber – Glory of God, judgment upon sin, endurance
Orange – Fire of God, Deliverance, Passionate Praise
Pink/Fuchsia – right relationship
Scarlet – royalty, fine linen for Tabernacle
Red – Blood of Jesus, Love of God, blood of the Lamb, Atonement, salvation
Blue – Heaven, Holy Spirit, authority
Purple – Priesthood, Kingship, Royalty, Mediator, wealth
Gold – Glory, Divinity, Kingship, Eternal Deity, foundation, altar, beauty, Majesty, righteousness
Wine – New birth, multiply, overflow
Sapphire – Law, Commandments, Grace, Holy Spirit, Divine Revelation
Turquoise – River of God, sanctification, healing, New Jerusalem
Green – Praise, growth, prosperity, new beginning, flourishing, restoration
Silver – Word of God, purity, Divinity, salvation, truth, Atonement, redemption
White – Bride of Christ, surrender, harvest, light, righteousness, conquest, victory, blessedness, Joy, Angels, saints, peace, completion, triumph
Brown – end of season, rags/filthy, people, pride, weary, faint
Yellow – Faith and Glory of God, anointing, Joy
Black- darkness, sin, Earth, affliction

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