Month: September 2006
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Sarah Harding Colored Pencil
Sarah drew these pictures with colored pencil in 2002. Although one commonly thinks of paint when talking about mixing color, a good colored pencil drawing requires mixing as well. This is done by building up different colors over each other to give the desired hue. Sarah’s use of this technique gives her drawings vibrant color…
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Graphite butterfly
Inspired by a technique he saw in an art show, Timothy drew this picture as an experiment using powdered graphite. By sprinkling powdered graphite on the paper and using a brush, he was able to make the wispy background for the butterfly. Using just pencil, it would have been significantly harder and longer to shade…
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Swing Dancing
This celebration night we cleared the floor, grabbed a partner, and tried to learn how to do swing dancing! With lots of laughs and stumbling footsteps we followed the basic moves and attempted some variations. After an hour and a half, everyone had throughly enjoyed themselves but were too tired to dance the rest of…
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Are You a Good Monster?
When my son announced he wanted to order the new Jars of Clay album I was really excited. I love their music. They are excellent artists and deeply committed to living out the Good News. When he told me what the title of the album was (Good Monsters), I was looking forward to it even more. I…
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Nitro – Short Story by Sarah Harding
Another form of art that can sometimes be overlooked is the art of words. We all enjoy a good story, and a well written one takes just as much skill as a hand painted portrait. Sarah Harding, who has long enjoyed reading and writing stories, wrote this short story relating her experience riding her first…
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Dealing with difficult matters
“And so the first concrete thing Christians can do is simply be with each other convivially in conversation and prayer, cultivating relationships within which there eventually develops a space for talking about difficult matters like sickness, frailty, and death.” Joel Shuman and Brian Volck, M. D., Reclaiming the Body, pg. 137-138
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Adam Krell Stained Glass
Here is a collection of stained glass pieces made by Adam Krell. The soldier and fruit are designed to hang from a window with a suction cup. The fox is set in a stand with a light bulb set behind it. Normally, stained glass involves cutting pieces of glass, soldering them together. With the frogs,…
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Renee Krell Sculpture Painting
These are two pre-made figurines painted by Renee Krell, who is 11 years old.
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Ten Reasons to Live in Community
1. God told you to. Knowing that God has led you to this kind of life and these particular people is the most compelling reason to live in community. Following the leading of God is the most joyous thing we could ever do. Trust and obey, for there is no other way, to be happy…
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Karen Niles
This is a drawing from Karen Niles, a member of our community. She drew this picture with colored pencil in 1984. Although it has been a while since she has drawn, recently she has begun to take an interest in drawing again.