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Tag: contemplative
The Women Show Up
“But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.” –Luke 23:49 “The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it. Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.” – Luke 23:55-56 The women show up to hold space to grieve painwith prayer The women show upto support the Christto embrace one anotherwith love The women show upto honor their truthto claim their…
Kneeling (for Change)
– Dedicated to my friend Petra I have a canvas in my studio space, large, four feet by five feet, leans against the wall, too large for any easel, a monstrosity to handle Quite by accident, one day, I find myself on my knees painting, swept into unlikely prayer, marking — my colorful story — rhythms of the moon — thresholds to cross This is where She finds me Call her what you will — Mother Divine Sacred Feminine Mary, Eve, Wisdom (Proverbs 8) Spirit Woman Whoever she is, She persists in Her Love revealing all the nuances of Scripture…
Faith & Imagination (Aren’t much different)
What do ideas desire of you and I? Where do they come from anyway? And, have you noticed how faith and imagination have a lot in common… Hmmm…
What’s Muse Got to Do with IC (Intentional Creativity)?
“Do you always paint faces?” the question streams in, curious folk wanna know. Maybe it seems strange large faces, ladies of symbol— where did they come from? What’s this face — this Muse got to do with IC? the movement of IC moves through murals, mandalas, clay flows through dance, yoga, conversation not just paint. But, what about the paint?** And, the face? Tell, me, when was the last time you gazed into the windows of another’s soul to notice how the light sparkles with peculiar gleam? Can you tell me if their eyes shone blue or, rather, if the…