I almost missed the twenty-dollar bill glistening in the rain gutter. It caught my eye at the last second as I exited my car and walked up to the front porch of my house. Andrew Jackson’s stoic face was slightly muddled by the downpour, but it was still Continue reading
Letting God, Be God, 2012, mixed media on canvas, 24×14”
A mirrored image reflects a girl bowing down, facing away from the viewer. The mirror is cracked, held in place with barbed wire and surrounded by journal pieces and splotches of paint. This artwork is a conceptual piece that explores the age-old questions of suffering and the sovereignty of God.
While I can’t provide satisfying answers, I want to lead you on my journey of discovery as I created this piece. Continue reading
The morning before my husband, Jesse, proposed, I was awoken by a startling dream. In the dream, I stood on a riverbank with raging waters flowing past me. A large, scary wolf stood on the opposite bank, snarling and frustrated that it could not cross the river to get to me. Just as Moses’s face shone after spending time in the presence of God, my mind glowed with the supernatural. I knew the dream held a message for me in it. Since I had no major plans for the day (at least that I knew of), I sat in my light-filled breakfast nook, clutching my coffee mug with an unsettled mind bent on prayer. I couldn’t grasp the significance of the dream. Continue reading