“Listen to me. All of writing is a huge lake. There are great rivers that feed the lake, like Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky. And there are mere trickles, like Jean Rhys. All that matters is feeding the lake. I don’t matter. The lake matters. You must keep feeding the lake.” Jean Rhys
“The artist if he is not to forget how to listen, must retain the vision which includes angels and dragons and unicorns and all the lovely creatures which our world would put in a box marked Children Only” Madeleine L’Engle, Walking On Water p. 14
This month C.cada, our church’s artists community took a trip to the Worcester Fine Museum of Fine Arts.
The team of artists who took the journey
C.cada is a community dedicated to helping artists from all genres discover, develop and then deploy their gifts for the benefit of the church and the community.
Our trip this month came on the heals of our annual art show and was a way for us to both kick back and then get some fresh inspiration for the artistic work we will do in 2017.
Charlotte, Amanda and Jean
Aaron and Ray
This painting was my favorite of the day. This lady seems to be in the midst of some intense study. I think the book opened and leaning against the wall must be a Bible and she has obviously been writing in her journal. The quill and glasses are pushed aside as she turns to God for a moment in prayer. The skull and hourglass are symbols of her mindfullness that her time is limited but look how much time is left in the glass. This lady knows her earthly pilgrimage is far from done.
Consigned to the Seventh Circle
“In art, either as creators or as particpators, we are helped to remember some of the glorious things we have forgotten and some of the terrible things we are asked to endure, we who are children of God by adoption and grace.” Madeliene L’Engle, Walking on Water p. 11
“Obedience is an unpopular word nowadays, but the artist must be obedient to the work, whether it be a symphony, a painting, or a story for a small child. I believe that each work of art, whether it is a work of great genius or something very small comes to the artists and says, ‘Here I am. Enflesh me. Give birth to me.’ And the artists either says, ‘My soul doth magnify the Lord,’ and willingly becomes the bearer of the work or refuses…” Madeleine L’Engle, Walking On Water p. 10
Today is C.cada’s annual art show. C.cada is an artist’s community dedicated to helping artists from every genre discover, develop and deploy their talents in the church and the community.
C.cada is an artist’s collaborative dedicated to helping artists from every genre discover, develop and deploy the their talents in the church and the community.
Preparations have begun. The show starts in an hour.
Pre show judging is in full swing.
The gallery.
The cafe.
Our monthly artist’s gathering at Cornerstone Church in Winchendon MA was almost a week ago now. Because of our Network Pastor’s Council I am just finishing up this post today.
Our group is dubbed C.cada (Cornerstone Christian Artist’s Day Apart). We are a group of people dedicated to giving each other space to do our work and to helping each other figure out how to use our gifts for the good of the church and the community. All of the shawls above were made by the ladies below. They are the Prayer Shawlers. They are preparing to give out prayer shawls at our local Walk For Cancer next month.
These are some of our artists hard at work. They are getting ready for our next Show-N-Tell in July.
Norma and Patti are doing an on-line class in balloon bending as they prepare for a summer festival where we will be setting up .
Every month we do a different art form study. This month our study was in watercolor. We had seventeen folks exploring this art form with teacher Charlotte Dorais.
Next month we will be hosting an informational outreach booth at Winchendon’s Summer Solstice Festival. Come visit us on June 18th.
