You may have noticed things have been a little quiet round this part of the internet recently...but I assure you I'm still here! I'm just going to dive right on into the latest news...
Recently I've been flitting between painting in the studio and creating a range of new handcrafts for Café Bless. This week the crafts came in sewing form as you can see on the left. I completed a flock of 10 birds, each unique in colour and style. They are made of embroidered felt and make a cute addition to any space! You can hang them on doorhandles, noticeboards...in your car! We'll be having a craft sale to raise funds for the work of Café Bless at the start of April and the birds will be there along with many other goodies. Café Bless is a small charity that works around the world to improve conditions for people facing severe poverty...check out the website for the latest news and ideas on how you can support them too!
| As mentioned, I've been doing some painting in the studio and here is a sneak preview of a new piece that I've just started on. I have been continuing to think about who God is. In the last set of paintings I worked on, they were all themed around a single characteristic of God (God as the Gardener), but my most recent paintings have so far focused on different qualities. I've almost completed an image that I painted whilst reflecting on God's goodness, and the image you can see to the right is the development of thoughts initially sparked by thinking about his holiness and the trinity. It's possible these two images will in turn lead to multiple images based on each theme. I intend to write about the works more fully soon - once I've better unraveled my thoughts about them! |  |
Lastly, I've also been doing a little bit of experimenting this week! Aslongside making handcrafts to sell, another way I work alongside Café Bless is I keep a lookout for new craft skills that could be passed on to others as a way to help them create their own work and potentially provide people with an income. I had great fun experimenting with paper clay at the weekend and thought it has real potential as a craft skill to teach others as not only can you mould it into a variety of items, the materials needed to make it are easy to source and it's actually a great way to recycle old paper! It needs a little further investiagtion...but watch this space!
| That's a run though of my week in regards to all things creative. I have also now joined instagram so you can find me by searching for art_soli_deo_gloria. It's a place where people can stay up to date with my work throughout the week but I'll also be using it as a way to communicate upcoming events like craft sales and workshops. |  |
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