On Art & Faith
Spring Has Sprung,
Spring is definitely here. I love watching the progress of the buds on the trees – The greening of the world as it comes back to life after winter. The poplar trees have all popped out their pussy tufts, which have elongated into the long fronds of silvery green and red buds. Just like in…
Read MoreThe Wonder of a Newborn
The sketch above is, Jade Evelyn, our first granddaughter. She was born on Friday, March 4, 2016 at 10:20pm and weighed 6 lbs, 8 oz. I had the privilege of helping the new little family out last week in Calgary. Our son, Thaddeus and Danielle, are doing well in their new roles, and it…
Read MoreFabric of Life
Psalm 139: 7-16Ephesians 4:11-16Eccles. 4:9-12Colossians 3:12-17 I was talking to my massage therapist recently about fascia tissue, which is like a web or net of tissue that wraps around all the muscles organs and bones in the body. The fascia holds everything together, holds the shape with tensegrity and works to protect you. When you are…
Read MoreWonders of the Sea
Wonders of the Sea… Have you ever really looked at a shell? They contain God’s amazing creativity and ingenuity. The shell grows with the creature inside of it. Even the tiniest ones are miniatures of the large ones. I started collecting shells as a little girl in landlocked St. Louis, Missouri. My parents had taken…
Read MoreThe Process of Saturation
The Process of Saturation Today as I have finished this painting, Saturation 2, I think again of how it felt to be in Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, with water below me and falling all around me, the sound of the water dancing, roaring, trickling as we walked around the 16 lakes and thousands of…
Read MoreErika’s Response to the Art Vocabulary of the Soul Retreat
Art, Vocabulary for the Soul RetreatJune 19-21, 2015By Erika Elektra Ewen (Reprinted from the Trinity Team newsletter of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Edmonton) In spring 2015, I picked up a brochure at Trinity Church entitled “Art Vocabulary for the Soul Retreat” which changed my life. Its contents stimulated me as the approach described was new and…
Read MoreWhere do you Stand?
This morning, I woke thinking of Corrie ten Boom’s story. Do you know it? I read her book, The Hiding Place, a long time ago. She lived in the Netherlands during World War II and she worked in the clock shop with her family. When the Nazi’s invaded, she and her family put their lives…
Read MoreOn Procrastination
On Procrastination: These last two weeks I fully intended to finish that painting I started so I would be able to show you, but I didn’t. I would like to say that there was a good reason for this, but there isn’t. I procrastinated. I found many other things to do instead. I even found…
Read MoreSunrise: On the Wings of the Morning
One of my favorite places to sit in the morning as I eat my breakfast and study the Bible is in the livingroom. The chair I sit in faces a large picture window, which faces east. If I get to the chair at the right time, I am able to watch the sunrise peak through…
Read MoreOn Failures and Acceptance
Last month I wrote from the Oregon Coast. I shared about the funny sea lions and their antics and compared it to myself and my faith journey and I shared the painting of Jesus with his arms stretched wide. If you missed it you can read it here: Sealions Reaction to an Umbrella. What I…
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