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The striking images found in this year’s 2021 Total Praise calendar are the works of noted artist, Carl M. Crawford. Completely self-taught, Crawford began his artistic journey early in life and earned national acclaim by developing and refining a remarkable technique known as Collage Illusion™, in which he assembles shapes and colors from magazine clippings to form a desired image. At first glance, Crawford’s pieces appear to be vibrant oil paintings, but a closer look reveals the various shapes of the paper used to form the image. Over the years, Crawford has perfected this technique he calls “recycling at its finest”, expertly capturing the grace and the passion behind the expressive art form of dance.