Art. This is about art for God’s sake. And I mean that exactly how you took it.
My Grandma used to say to my Grandfather, “Loren, for God’s sake, would you please stop cutting up those kids apples with your dirty pocket knife!”
And that’s what I mean, Art… for God’s sake. Isn’t obvious? Doesn’t art make you stop in your tracks and look at the world a bit differently? It does for me, and that why I would also say that I make art for God’s sake. As a spiritual and holy practice. I appreciate the creative process and images in and for worship as a way of knowing God more fully. As a way of experiencing God with all of my senses.
As I continue to weave my artist identity together with my pastor, chaplain, preacher, teacher, parenting and partnering identities my work and projects will surface here. For God’s sake and for the sake of building community with other creative types who are using their gifts in amazing ways to work for love and justice and tell the story of God in the world.
Keep these articles coming as they’ve oepend many new doors for me.
Shawna – have loved your work during worship at the Peace Congress. (I’m the one who asked your name this am). And only later found out that you and Anita David (I’m staying w/ her in Chicago for the Congress) are friends – I love the small world God has created
Did a blog post on your piece yesterday – I know I’m not capturing it, but your art spoke to me of the margins in a way that words never have.
Blessings in your ministries. Beth
Here’s the blog link if you want to check it out: http://ifbethhadablog.blogspot.com/2011/10/drawing-our-lives.html