Style School

I am getting ready to embark on a new 6 week adventure (drum roll please)  Style School.  This is something I really wanted to do but thought I was going to miss out and then they open a few more spots and I got in (well, paid my $60) side note - so glad I didn't blow my Christmas money!

I am so excited to do this!  I need inspiration to try new things and get the creative juices flowing again!!

  A few of the lovely things we'll be making.

New Painting

Finished this last night.  It's for my mom who is coming for a visit on Thursday.  She requested a red and black painting.  I hope she likes it.  Paul didn't want me to give this one away, it would work really well in our living room.  Man, is he selfish!  I think I'll paint another one for our house.

New Painting

A little painting I did last weekend while Paul and Luke played Transformers.  Alanna was spending the night at a friends house.

it's on a 12x12 canvas with acrylic paint

Water Color

This is a painting I did last night at my Water Color class. My first real painting on real water color paper, just in case you didn't know - water color paper is not normal paper it's special and Lena my teacher will tear your head off if you mix it up. Next step is my backgroud.

Painting

Today we had a workshop at our church on Prophetic Creativity and it was AWESOME! Mike and Cherrie Kaylor are my kind of people, they are out of the box people and I love out of the box people. I think because I am always shoved into one kind of box and it drives me crazy!!!!!!

Anyway, they were speaking on using our creativity that is a gift from God and use that to express the prophetic word, wisper of God. I'm not talking about painting a picture of Jesus but of asking God and seaking Him in everything we do. God is the Creator and by nature, He is creative. It's time to reclaim the Arts, music, drama and use the things that God has put inside of us. It's not about making religious art/music/drama/etc. it's about making God inspired work.

I was blown away today. They spoke to my heart and God really moved me today. When we got to the workshop part and I started to paint, I was sobbing. Old wounds were being healed and I was being released. I still feel it. I think the best way I can discribe it is I am raw. I feel emotionaly raw right now. God is still at work on me.

PS Mandi - I loved painting with you today. You are an amazing talent and such an encourager!! Let's do it again really soon