When You Don't Know What to Say: Encouraging Words for the Hurting Heart

by Sandy Lynam Clough (Artist)

When someone you love is hurting, it's often hard to find the right words. Sandy's magnificent floral paintings create the backdrop for imparting love and concern, learning how to listen, and sharing support when words are hard to find.

48 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Sandy Lynam Clough creates beautifully realistic paintings and designs that can only be described as "fresh-ditional"! They are both fresh and contemporary, yet her painting is fine art. This combination of fresh and traditional is uniquely Sandy Clough and appears on many licensed products and in gift books she has written and illustrated.

A fourth-generation artist, Sandy got her earliest art training and encouragement from her artist father and from her mother. In a home where things were made and created -- not just bought -- and materials for creating were always available, both her talent and her creativity were developed.

She began selling her paintings as an art major at Mississippi College and used her art to represent her college as Miss Mississippi College and Second alternate to Miss Mississippi. Although she has a Bachelor Degree in Art and a Master's Degree in Art Education, her heart was in painting instead of teaching. Mississippi College has twice named her Art Alumnus of The Year.

As Sandy exhibited her original paintings and limited edition prints, interest in her work grew. Today, products featuring her art are available throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia. Sandy's art has been licensed for gift and home decor items that include tapestries, ceramic and glass table top, garden flags, kitchen textiles, stationary, framed art, calendars, paper tableware, recipe binders, quilt fabrics, and much more. Her heartfelt message to her collectors is, "I wish for you Faith; I send to you Hope; I share with you Love from a joyful heart."

Sandy is also an author who has written and/or illustrated twenty-eight gift books.

Sandy's Tea Society is an online friendship group that Sandy has founded to connect women nationally and internationally on a chat board where ideas, recipes, and friendship are shared. Over 4,000 women have joined. The website is www.sandysteasociety.com.