Silent Art Auction - "Gift of Art"

What began as a year-long art show, displaying the creative gifts that God has given the artists at our church, will now be all put on display at a local gallery to be auctioned off. The proceeds will go back to the Art Ministry to help fund our next major outreach event, Scarlet Steps which will be at the Quilt & Textile Museum on Good Friday. This year Good Friday falls on the same night as First Friday, where galleries and shops stay open late downtown. What an awesome opportunity our church will have to share the gospel and the events of Good Friday through art, when a major amount of Lancasterians will already be downtown.

This auction will also show off the talent and gifts that God has blessed many artists with at NewSong Fellowship. It will begin at 7pm and have a few different closing times to completely end at 9:30pm. You must be present to win so make plans to stay the whole night. There will be food, music and plenty of inspiring art to admire. To view the artwork that will be up for auction, go to www.newsongfellowship.net/artauction

Motherhood Series

I just completed a new painting that begins a new series I'd like to do on Motherhood. Ever since I was pregnant with my first child I've had a desire to express what that experience was like for me through a series of paintings. Unfortunately, I lost the energy and creativity that I had before I was pregnant, so it never surfaced. But, now that I'm pregnant with my 2nd child, I'm finding it to be a very different experience. Especially since the need to express has surfaced like never before. I have never felt so many mixed emotions about having a baby than I have with this new pregnancy. I never imagined being in the place where I would say I was unhappy to be pregnant, but that's how I felt for 3 insanely long months. But after completing this new piece, and with God's help and insight, I came to finally accept and be proud to be given the opportunity to be a mother to another child. It truly is a blessing, honor and privilege to be a mother.

Below are a few pieces that have led up to the latest painting called "Motherhood."

"Motherhood"

Fabric pieces stitched on Acrylic painting

"Sweetest Gift"
Acrylic Painting on Wood

"Precious"
Fabric on Wood

"Welcome Home"
Acrylic on Wood