• Original Show

    Emily Shay’sTwo Way Reaching collection uses soil, trees, and flowers as a metaphor for how God shapes us—growing our roots deep beneath the surface before allowing us to rise and bloom. Experience this poetic journey of original artwork in person at the Havenlight gallery.

  • Dates

    On Display November 1st - 30th

    Opening Reception Thursday, November 6th from 6:00PM to 8:00PM

  • Location

    Havenlight Gallery at University Place Mall, Next to RC Willey

    575 East University Parkway

    Orem, UT 84097

About the Exhibition

"Two Way Reaching," by contemporary fine artist Emily Shay is a deeply symbolic showcase of original artwork that explores the universal pattern of spiritual and personal becoming through the metaphor of the Garden.

"Two Way Reaching"

There’s a rhythm stitched into both nature and the soul: We go down before we rise.

Our transformations often begin in places that feel unknown, uncertain, even dark. This exhibition follows  that sacred rhythm through three living symbols — soil, flower, and tree — re-examining our Garden  story of origin as a pattern of growth and becoming.

Faith is the soil that holds us when sight fails. Hope is the flower reaching quietly in the middle space. Love is the tree, rooted and crowned, bearing fruit for others.

Through these paintings and poems, you’re invited to kneel in the dirt, breathe with the flowers, and rise with the trees. To hold both the shadow and the light — as Christ did — and to discover that what feels buried may, in truth, be the beginning of the bloom.

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  • The Wilderness of Becoming

    Eve did not fall —she began. Down into soil, into mystery, into the first becoming.

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  • Mother of All Living

    She went down, so we could rise up. It wasn’t a stumble, but a sacred descent.

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  • Petals in the Dark

    They bloomed because the soil held them. Because darkwas the first invitation —not the end.

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  • Flow-er

    They bloomed because they broke. Because the dark asked them to open —and they said yes.

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  • The Garden Way

    Before the tomb, there was a garden and before he rose, he sank —low to the earth, marred by soil.

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  • Path of Faith

    The path bends, unyielding. Not knowing where it leads, but still, you go.

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Lady of The Lake

She wades where faith touches hope—
Where thirst meets growth,
and the unknown begins to breathe.

Flowers press her chest,
Pulse between water and root.
Is this what held hope feels like—
Willing, womb-led,
Waiting with purpose.

She says do not rush what is sacred and receive from her hand this tool, this divine gift, this excalibur of hope.

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About the Artist: Emily Shay

Emily Shay is a contemporary artist whose work bridges timeless, classical techniques with modern, abstract expression, helping to make sense of what is worth remembering. Known for her soft, neutral palette and elevated organic aesthetic, Emily’s art offers a sanctuary of hope, healing, and faith.

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Havenlight Podcast | Artist Spotlight

Join Emily Shay as she opens up about the inspiration behind her original show. Beyond the brushstrokes, Emily weaves poetry and storytelling to bring each piece to life.