ARTS CULTURE& FAITHFUL CRAFTS

Angela Morris’s art is as special as those who she creates for—the hopeful, looking to make a difference .

BY HEATHER JONES SKAGGS

PHOTOS BY BLAIR RAMSEY

AAs Angela Morris works with wire of silver and copper in her Vestavia Hills-based workshop, she remembers how she loved making things as a child—making anything, really. She loved to paint and draw and, after having children of her own, making beaded silverware. Manipulating the metals to shape a piece with meaning and inspiration became her passion after one day forming a cross from the metal in her hand.

“While I was making cross designs, a friend’s name came to mind,” Angela says. “She had been working really hard under stressful conditions, and

I wanted her to know I was thinking about her. She told me I had no idea how timely this gift was for her and how much it meant to her. The gift gave her a little sense of peace. It made her smile knowing someone cared and reminded her that God was with her.”

It never occurred to Angela that one of her crosses might make a difference in someone’s day. “Could it really be an instrument to let someone know someone really cares about them or think about God for a minute? That was just something I never thought about until I heard her words.” So, Angela