Thursday, December 30, 2010

Skripture Sketches

I’ve heard that in times of intense isolation and emotional turmoil, artists are able to produce incredible works of creativity.

I think that’s true.

While blog-surfing, I ran into a site where a friend of mine was posting a daily photo/quote mash-up. And I found another where a person was recording her thoughts as she read through the Bible.

These two projects gave me an idea for a project of my own: Daily drawing through the Bible.

I chose to pursue writing as my career, but art has always been a passion. And drawing is still my most authentic form of self-expression. So in effort to keep myself consistently in the Word, I started drawing each chapter of the Bible, one day at a time.

The cool thing is that trying to illustrate what I’m reading makes me read it more carefully than I otherwise would, and I get the chance to mediate on what I’ve read while I draw.

I started posting these drawings to a tumblr blog so I could share them, and I’ve generated a bit of a following. I love to see how the Word connects the family of God – even from all over the world.

Check it out here: Skripture-Sketches.


Recently I’ve finished the book of Leviticus and have just started Numbers. I absolutely love that God led me to combine my two greatest passions – art and His Word.

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