If you are familiar with Betta fish, they are beautiful small feisty fish. They are often in a fishbowl by themselves. They can be overly aggressive and may attack other fish. I had a vision of a Betta, also known as a Fighter Fish, hovering over a bowl of large fish fillets. It came at a time …
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Opposite View
This is a painting by Sylvia Plimack Mangold. It is in the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. I have been writing a chapter in my book about the filters through which we see ourselves. When I saw this painting, it reminded me how different what we see can be from reality. When …
Painted Papers
Are You Book Enough January, ‘Expectations’: First of all, let me be honest. I did not make most of this book for the challenge. I actually made it a couple of months ago. I was just looking at the themes for this year and thought how well it went with some expectations that I have …
New Birth
I’m just getting around to posting the finished painting here. I put off posting when I think I don’t have anything to say. Sometimes I just forget. It seems strange that I don’t think I have anything to say, but my brain is running non stop. The after school classes that I usually teach are …
“It Won’t Be Long Now”
This painting is almost finished. It’s been almost finished for over a month now. I wish that were the exception and not the rule, but…let’s just say it’s not my only long process piece. This painting is significant to me because of the turn I’ve seen in my work. It isn’t so much about the …
Journals & Sketchbooks
I love a book I can hold in my hand as an object as well as to read. The process of making them is an absolute delight as well. There’s something about making an item that you can use that is extremely rewarding. I have kept journals since I was young. It may be one …
Waiting Room
I don’t know how long it took for the world to come together or for the red sea’s waters to gather in a heap so the people could cross. I know that Ezekiel heard the sound of dry bones rattling as he spoke the words that God told him to. I know that Abraham waited …
To Be Known
Have you ever thought of God as curious about you? Many think of God as having a big microscope with the intention of finding all that is wrong with us to punish or scold. Ps. 1:6 says, “for the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.” …
Boxes
How much would you like to see yourself differently? Have you ever thought about words and expectations as boxes or walls? It could be the expectations of others or your own expectations. Once a thought has developed into an expectation it can be limiting. An expectation too high or too low can have similar results …
Appreciation
When multiple stresses and pressures build up, some of us can stick to those things, sticky brains. We can shift into gear of problem-solving and forget about the many things there are to be thankful for. Problem-solving is necessary at times, but getting stuck in a place where we don’t see a solution isn’t …
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