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January 19, 2007
Revolution
Dried up. That is pretty much how i have felt about my faith lately (for months if not a year). I have questioned how anything is true. I wondered how people of other religions can have peace if there is only one true GOD. I have questioned God's realness in me. I have wondered why any of it matters.
But I am making a point to re-integrate myself into God's perspective. I am thankful for grace everyday. I am thankful for mercy. And I am thankful that a God of unfailing love will never change, even if I seem to go through a metamorphosis from time to time.
Remember PTL? Jim Bakker and Tami Fay? Well, their son, Jay, has started an alternative church called REVOLUTION. It's goal is to share the unconditional love God has for everyone. I heard about it through Jay's show called "One Punk Under God" which airs on the Sundance channel. Check it out.
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January 07, 2007
A Bit of Bee's Wax
I have been told by several friends how sad it is to visit this site and find out that it hasn't been updated in, well, almost three months. And, yes, I concur with all of you that it's pretty pathetic. The problem is that usually I have a horrible memory. I can't remember five minutes ago let alone the details of a funny moment with my kids. So I feel so often I have nothing of any worth to write about. Especially artistically, since I haven't done anything in a while (even though some of you gave a few ideas... which I am still considering).
The Christmas holiday came and left. I got caught up in what seemed like a lot of hullabaloo that only now seems like nothing all that crazy. But it caught me up nontheless and left me thinking that only someday will I have the energy to post again. I kept putting it off until I had something cool to post about.
Well, I guess I have something very incredibly cool to post about: An art safari. I am going to learn about something called Encaustic style painting. It is a method in which pure pigment is mixed with molten bee's wax to create a rich medium that is applied to canvas. I can hardly wait to go. It is going to be amazing. The toughest part is that I am leaving my family and going across the country alone without them for four or five days. I have traveled alone before, even all the way to Cali, but this time seems especially hard. I have three kids now and the idea of saying good-bye to them just rips at my heart.
Sure, I don't have to go, of course, but the deposit was put down as a gift and the plans have been put in motion. And maybe I am only fretting because of PMS. I mean, I have had many (MANY) days where I have wanted to run off and accomplish some amazing artistic endeavor. But I have always thought of it in terms of close by or for a day or so. This, here trip, is big time. It is serious learning... and relaxing. Which is what I am always striving for, but this trip seems big and scary. Granted it looks amazing, but how much will I get out of it if I am just thinking about how I can't give my kids a kiss goodnight? Or hug my husband at the end of the day and feel like I can breath again?
I know myself well enough to know that I am going most likely. And as it nears I will probably welcome the idea more and more. Day dreaming with longing for when I will feel the paintbrush in my hand and watch as it glides along the canvas in a syrupy coating of molten wax. Yeah, it will be good... very good.
I think...
Anyway, here are two links to a few pics and an explanation of encaustic painting. One from some random guy's studio. And another from some really amazing encaustic painter I found on Google.
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