Once a seminary, Saint Edward is now a beautifully renovated lodge in the middle of the 316-acre Saint Edward State Park. Just 4 miles from my home, this was the first time I had been here. I had a wonderful time photographing the building architecture. Now that I found this treasure, there are acres of park, trails and even Lake Washington waterfront to explore.
Text reads: Once a seminary, built in the 1930s to educate young men for the priesthood, it is now a beautifully renovated lodge sitting on the 316-acre Saint Edward State Park. Kenmore, WA., July 8, 2023.
Above the door: “SPES MESSIS IN SEMINE,” or, “The hope of the harvest is in the seed.”
Aristotle: “A life of eudaimonia is a life of striving. It's a life of pushing yourself to your limits, and finding success. A eudaimonistic life will be full of the happiness that comes from achieving something really difficult, rather than just having it handed to you.”

Construction: I started with Eudaimonia Artsy Layered Template which I flipped horizontally. I clipped my main photo to Eudaimonia FotoBlendz No 1 #5. I clipped my other photos to 3 of the template frames. The 4th frame I clipped 6X4 ArtsyKardz Eudaimonia #1. I then moved them and clipped ArtPlay Palette Eudaimonia Solid Paper #1 to all the frames. I extracted the statue and added a drop shadow.
I added ArtPlay Palette Eudaimonia ArtsyPaper #2 as the background. I adjusted the blue hues slightly to better match the blues in my photos.
The title Word Art wood word “Life” is from the Eudaimonia Collection Bonus. I added the palette’s lined word “Eudaimonia”.