On Art & Faith
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
May the road you travel be filled with Sunshine! Our funny Christmas tree story… We don’t have a tree this year. We like to get a permit and drive the hour or so to the crown land and cut one down. Sam and I were all set to go on a Sunday when something came…
Read MoreFrom Coast to Coast
From Coast to Coast and Places Inbetween I am feeling thankful. My husband and I did a whirlwind of travel mid August – early September. It was a lot of long days of driving so that we could spend a couple days with people here and there. I sketched along the way and took thousands…
Read MoreInto the Unknown – June 2022 art retreat
We had 12 of us at the Art Vocabulary for the Soul Retreat last weekend! I am so thankful for the beautiful people who came and explored as we contemplated going “Into the Unknown.” We looked at parts of the stories of Ruth and Jonah, as opposite ways of dealing with going into the unknown.…
Read MoreFrom Winter to Spring: Happy Easter!
Happy Easter!Christ is Risen!He is Risen indeed! Spring is slow in coming this year. Well, I’m not sure it is any different than other years, but we had a teasing 20C day a week ago, which has made this past week feel even more cold with its sub-zero temps. This wintry spring that doesn’t want…
Read MorePuzzles and Commissions
The month of January slipped away from me… My daughters and I drove down to stay a week with my parents and sister in Spokane, WA. It had been 2 years since I saw them last in person. I have been thankful for being able to “see” them via zoom, but even so, it was…
Read MoreAngels and the Aurora
I have a little video I put together as a gift for your Christmas enjoyment. As I was rewatching the little video clips on the aurora I shared in November, and the pulsing of the colors, I saw the pulsing falling into a rhythm like the repeating voices in the Halleluiah chorus. I put together a…
Read MoreSeeing the Northern Lights
I saw the northern lights again! And it was just as exciting and beautiful as last February. (But not as cold.) I woke a little after 2:15 am on Thursday morning (to use the washroom), and while I was awake I thought of checking the status at aurorawatch.ca, since it was a 50% yellow alert…
Read MorePainting Peace and Stillness
We have had a full summer already with a family visit, in-person classes opening up, art walks to participate in, new websites, and projects to create. Yet, we have taken a weekend each month (June -Aug) to go camping and get out to enjoy the beauty of Alberta. Inspired by the quiet beauty of the…
Read MoreFlight, Flowers and Family
For this commissioned painting, Lilac Garden, I recently finished, I imagined a place of peace and rest. I would like to sit and enjoy a garden like that. I am so glad they liked the painting! I used eggshells and sand for the texture of the wall and sawdust for texture in the ground. The…
Read MoreRiding the Waves of the Unexpected
Riding the Waves of the Unexpected… This was to be the theme at the June Art and faith retreat, but as Alberta didn’t make it to 70 % vaccinated by June 10, the retreat had to be canceled. A group retreat would hardly be a group retreat if everyone is confined to their own room…
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