update

Week 6- mixed media that tells part of your life story
Week 7- adobe illustrator- replicate an organic/ethnic object and a tech object

Next week is photoshop.
My future plans...
I plan on being here at least 3 more months with 50% chance of longer.
As always God is large and in charge.

Here are some of my projects for those of you that have asked about them

(Its all about visual communication for me)

organic/ethnic object -adobe illustrator project

social injustice

BROKEN HOME

The broken home is a problem in America. It starts with a failed parental relationship involving divorce or physical, psychological abuse in the home. The result of this social injustice has a negative effect on a single human life. As that life grows up it effects the other lives around it furthering dysfunction in relationships and giving momentum to abuse and death that affects the world around that one human life from a broken home.

The molding of a young persons’ psychological health is fragile under this kind of stress and sets the course for a life of destruction.

Ephesians 4:29 (NIV)

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

This is a cause and effect picture. A vintage water pump symbolizes the home and it drips water into the life of a young person.

The ‘Home’ is full of life (water), The ‘Broken Home’ is full of problems, low life, dirty, corrosion.

Wollawa 8/2010

In August I went backpacking in the Wollawa Mts for 6 days. We hiked into our first camp site late at night and in the rain.. After the 3^rd day of being in the rain we we’re irritated and frustrated. One morning a friend said

“Hey, it’s Gods world, He can do whatever He wants in it”.

That completely changed my perspective on life. The next few days it rained and I kept thinking about that concept of God being in charge, its not about me and how us serving Him is hard to fully understand. I realized I expect God to make me happy and serve me when I hurt or I’m uncomfortable. So instead of praying for comfort I should pray for trust in God because He knows best and that is a solid foundation to have.

Verses like these have new meaning to me because I understand why they are true.

HEBREWS 11:

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

PROVERBS 3:5-6

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight

Art:

Half mountain where I learned, half structure being built on a solid foundation of God being in charge.

-Complimentary colors

-atmospheric perspective

-acrylic, collage, pastel, matte, spray paint, ink

Personality

Chazown- hebrew word for dream, vision, revelation
      (Pronounced calzone without the l)
The purpose:  "everyone ends up some where, few people end up some where on purpose"
" where there is no  vision the people perish" - prov 29:18
It is a result of your past experience's, spiritual gift's, core value's.

A friend from class told me about this conference at church and I should check it out. It's a fri evening, sat morning time and could be very helpful.
It's 1 spiritual gifts test with 1 personality test (DISC assesment). 
I got alot out of it, here are my results if you are interested, if not feel free to think Im weird, I know the value of this stuff.
Spiritual gifts
-Discernment
-Helps/service
-Craftsman/artisan
-Intercession/prayer
-Giving

DISC (personality assesment)
Adapted style             Natural style
93           Dominance      92
45           Influence       35
51           Steadiness      10
17           Compliance     69

Im a high "D" & "C" (for the main idea, its not exact)
Basically "D" people really want to shoot something and be agressive, real effecient get it done... "C" people are real creative and indecisive, compassionate, always aiming and not shooting. 

So I am always shooting and not enough aiming. :)  
Some of my Core values:
Integrity
Honesty
Generosity
Creativity
Encouraging
Self disciplined
Wisdom

Personal mission statement I made based on these & past experiences:
     "to help young people in America know Gods' omnipotence, hate complacency, live for & love integrity"

I still wish I knew, but I have an idea what is up ahead for me.

Gone

"The man who has God as his treasure has all things in one" - A.W. Tozer

Week 6: mixed media that tells a part of your story

update

(pre AVM, but still truth)

week 4: color theory, acrylics & texture

Mauricio Palacio was the teacher this week. Great guy, I haven't seen Mauricio since the early '90's, such a good artist.

week 5: oil painting & communicating a social injustice

by Karen C. (very talented teacher)

God: every week I get drained. and every weekend God fills my "cup". I look forward to it.

prayer:

- this place needs community

-wisdom, I'm still working out my next step for the future.

-I strongly believe that all forms of art are the "facebook" of missions now. (effective, influential but not a substitute for real relationships)

-V-day is here. After living on a Christian University, I think that people are so afraid & distracted with getting things, truth needs help

My challenge this week- (numbers 11). is the Lords arm too short?