sassacraft #9

like i said, i love birds. and, i love Scripture. and i love to mix media when making art. and i love the nations. you'll see all that in the next two pieces.

the Scripture inspiration for this first piece is Matthew 6:26, which you may remember i love from here. also, i used pages from the Bible showing Psalm 8:8, Psalm 11:1, Psalm 94:19, and 1 Peter 5:7. birds and cares and the Lord. i love how the Lord cares for even the birds, and how much more He cares for me.

i painted the canvas a light sky blue, and put a few fluffy clouds in the sky. i mod-podged the Scripture pages to the canvas, and then tacky-glued the felt birds on top. i finished the piece by writing "Look at the birds of the air...are you not more valuable than they?" it's a good thing to be frequently reminded of, at least for me.

this piece was inspired by another favorite verse of mine, Habakkuk 2:14. "For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea." Amen to that! so i used pages from Habakkuk, and also pages with Scriptures that talk about the Glory of the Lord. i'll have to look at the pages again to remember just what verses i picked. i made the pages into what i hope looks like waves in the ocean and painted white caps on the tops. i painted the sunset and the clouds. i think my skills in painting sunsets are minimal, as in i can pick the right colors, but have trouble transferring the idea of a sunset to canvas an making it look real. but i think the painting turned out pretty good.

i'm really enjoying painted the Scriptures. it helps me meditate on the Scriptures while I'm painting, and pray through them, and focus on God. i'm really enjoying the process, probably more than the outcome!