Year of Inspiration 82 & 83

Artwork #82 and 83

Didn't have time to post yesterday...I gave my talk and showed my little video at the St. Gabes mini ACTS retreat yesterday morning and that must've worn me out! I think all went well, though. Even got a few new Facebook friends out of it:)

As always...these are free if you just e-mail me....

Year of Inspiration 53

Artwork #53

Saw a couple of friends post this saying on Facebook today (Good Friday) and thought it would be an appropriate verse for my artwork. It's from the Divine Mercy Chaplet. A version of prayers sung using the rosary....love it.

Yesterday's posting on Facebook brought a ton of responses...so much so that I offered to send prints to a couple of people. I am sure it is a favorite verse, and I think it turned out nicely....but it could also have been because it was already being sent out to someone:)

This piece available as notecards

Year of Inspiration 35

Artwork #35


I really like Chris Rice's Untitled Hymn, so decided to do one verse a day this week. So, if you know the song..you know what is coming tomorrow. Still free to anyone who wants one. Have given away 31 out of 35 so far!

Year of Inspiration 17

Day 16, Artwork #17

This scripture was today's reading. For lent, I have been trying to read the bible a little more, guided by the Catholic publication...The Word Among Us. So this spoke to me...it said "write me down!" And it is available to anyone who wants it for free as part of my Year of Inspiration....daily artwork given away. If you know someone who needs it, I can send it directly to them.

It's snowing beautifully outside my window right now, but it is supposed to start sleeting etc soon. I'd prefer just snow..it's prettier and a little safer:) I'd say I am safe and warm inside, but my house is ALWAYS cold!

Catholic Schools Week

I made a banner last week for our parish school to celebrate Catholic schools week. The theme was "Dividends for Life". At first I thought "what am I going to do with that?" Then I must have gotten divine inspiration because I came up with a great idea--make it a little like a dollar bill. I spent 4 hours making it and listening to the soundtracks to the TV show GLEE. I had a blast! I was really proud of how it turned out too. It was 24 feet long so very difficult to get a picture of, so I am posting the center piece only.

ACTS retreat

One of the other reasons that I have been so busy, is that I was on team for an ACTS retreat at our church, St. Gabriel the Archangel. What a great experience! 30 women leading 21 on a retreat to grow closer to God and as a church community. I was on the music team with 3 very talented women, which was a lot of work but a lot of fun. I also did all of the nametags, signs and graphics to go with our theme "Do Not Be Afraid". Below is a sample of a name tag.

The song for our retreat was writteen by David Kauffman, titled "Do Not Be Afraid" and I'm hoping it shows up on one of his future CDs soon.

If anyone has been on ACTS and wants to share, I would love to hear your story!