I know I promised you yesterday that I would share pictures from our birthday dinner feast. Unfortunately, I got so busy cooking that I forgot to snap some pictures. So I will try again at our next meal. Tomorrow I will be sharing some pictures from our Spaghetti Dinner we fixed on Saturday night though. In the meantime, I hope you will appreciate my post on my creative attempts.
So I have never claimed to be an artist. Math I can do. History I love. Reading I love. English or Language Arts (whichever you prefer) I can even handle. Science is okay. Music (such as High School Band, chorus, and such) I loved. But Art was a subject I dreaded going to class for every time. Even when I became a substitute teacher and subbed at the Elementary School level, I was not thrilled by having to substitute for an Art teacher.
So over the past few weeks, I have become involved in quite a few different groups on Facebook that are forcing me to embrace my creative side. I decided I wanted to embark on a journey to journal about my Bible study - both personal and for my Online Bible Studies that I participate in. Part of this came from a lot of talk about Verse Mapping for our Online Bible Studies. As a result I did a search on Google and Pinterest to see what I could discover. From these searches, I ended up coming across a group that did "Bible Journaling". I thought it was going to be dealing with using words to convey thoughts about the Bible. However, it ended up being something somewhat different.
Instead of just using words, many individuals draw these amazing, incredible, and detailed drawings. I am in awe of what I am seeing. Throughout the years of homeschooling, I have had to come up with Artistic courses/activities for my children to do. Fortunately, I have been blessed to find tons of dvds and books to help. But now I am going to take the plunge and study some of them myself. This way I can create some of these artistic masterpieces. So stay tuned, I will be sharing about my journey.
I do Bible journaling daily (writing in my notebook and posting on my blog but no drawing). Photography is my creative attempt :). I think it's wonderful that you want to study art. Looking forward to seeing your drawings!
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ReplyDeleteBible Journaling sounds beautiful, and a great way to connect with God. I journal every morning - I write a letter to God :-) I always start with praise, and move into what I'm hoping God will do in my day. I haven't thought about drawing my thoughts and prayers, though...that would be so cool - if I could actually draw!
Blessings,
Laurie
Thanks for your comment Laurie! A letter to God sounds like a wonderful way to connect with God. Praise is always a good way to begin your day. Prayers for a blessed day for you.
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