There are only 15 tiny stitches of this tweed in the whole pattern, rather scattered throughout the background. Here in the picture, you can see what the combination looks like on the plain canvas background as well as how it subtly fits in with the greens and grays at the top.
I don't think the tweed really makes a significant impact on the bigger image. It doesn't have a practical purpose in completing the picture - not like eyes or fingers, anyway. I could probably have filled in those spots with plain "Medium Green" or "Light Green Gray" and it wouldn't be missed. There is a lot going on, and it can just blend in and get overlooked.
But I do see a special beauty about it. That glimpse of gold twisted in with the green somehow adds light and magic to the scene. Like "grace notes" in music - those tiny details that embellish a note ever-so-stealthily - it causes the beholder to smile without being able to put their finger on why. It's an artistic touch, an intentional attention to detail that demonstrates the care and value the creator gives to the creation.
Today I am considering the tiny details that God takes time to perfectly form and place around me - things that may seem insignificant at first, but really do evoke light and joy. They are the things that remind me that He is personally interested and invested in my life, that I am special and important to him... they are the little notes of his grace to me.
Listening to: "After All These Years," by Andrew Peterson
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