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DAY OF THE DEAD ALTARS
As All Saints’ Day and All Hallows Eve approached, our art class moved on from the harvest and Halloween themes of the Great Pumpkin. Inspired by the Mexican tradition of the Dia de Los Muertos altars to the honored ancestors, we made frames for photo collages of our own loved ones of blessed memory. The…
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Morandi Pottery
The pottery still life paintings of Morandi are the inspiration for the light value color study works in our adult art class. We chose our own viewpoint and perspective, plus our own color schemes, rather than copying the exact forms in front of us.
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The Pantokrator Icon of Christ
Painting an ancient icon, or “writing the icon,” as practitioners of this spiritual tradition call it, always brings me closer to Christ. The work is a form of meditation and prayer, so it is part of the transformation process of bringing me nearer to Christ. I always feel more centered when I’m in the presence…
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Trees Beside Water
Art can make the world visible so the viewer can see it, but we also need the tools and experience to see what art wants us to see.
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JOURNEY TO THE CROSS
In the season of Lent, the forty days before Easter, Christians walk with Jesus toward the cross as he prepares for his death and resurrection. Luke 9:51 tells us, “When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.” Luke relates many of the miracles, parables,…
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How Do I Love Thee?
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the poet answered in her Sonnets from the Portuguese, “Let me count the ways.” On Valentine’s Day, some of the many ways people shared their love were by sending chocolates, flowers, and cards. Most of us think we are honoring St. Valentine, or at least one of the three third CE saints…
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Not Sad to See the Old Year Go
Happy New Year to All! May 2026 be full of light and life, art and soul, grace and generosity, as well as Joy and Peace.
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Weaving a Life Story
Weaving is a metaphor for our life’s story and journey. We envision the weaver in charge of the colors, designs, and textures of the finished fabric. The weaver’s goal is to produce a beautiful product. We often think we are in charge of our own destiny, as “The Weaving Song” by Carolyn Hester, in which…
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Learning, Growing and Thriving
In most adults, learning and thinking plateaus and then begins to decline after age 30 or 40. The old adage, “Don’t trust anyone over thirty” takes on new meaning in regards to creativity. People after this age start to perform worse in tests of cognitive abilities such as processing speed, the rate at which someone…
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The Iconography of the Nativity
What Makes a Nativity Scene? The gospels remind us the story of Christ’s birth isn’t necessary for our salvation. Only our faith in Christ’s saving work for us on the cross is necessary “to transform our humble body that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, by the power that also enables…
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