The word of life made flesh by the deed of the Creator.

Adam was there in the beginning. Was he the first? We shall never know for sure. He was living in constant bliss, at one with the Creator when something surprising happened. His partner, Eve, had set several things in motion that changed everything. Eve's actions greatly affected Adam's thoughts.

One thought in particular entered his mind and that was the thought that he was separate from the Creator, that he wasn't connected with all that is. In essence, he fell from grace.

He immediately clothed himself in fig leaves and with his partner, they left the Garden of Eden. He didn't understand that the separation was only a thought! It wasn't real!

Watercolor and gold on paper. Copyright 2010 Kelley Vandiver