Testing: 1, 2, 3… 40 :)

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It’s been a while since my last blog post, so consider this a test run before my Lenten series, Wonders of Worship (WOW), begins tomorrow.

Background: I created a series of forty 5″x7″ watercolor paintings inspired by the elements of worship. It was work commissioned by a project with Nourishing Vocation with Children at St. Olaf College, a program funded through Lilly Endowment’s Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative.

Each day (except on Sundays) you will receive an image of a painting, along with its downloadable coloring sheet. I will also include some thoughts and inspirations, as well as recommend optional ways to engage.

As the paintings are shared, you may notice a pattern:

  • Music = Songbird
  • Prayer = Seed and/or Fruit
  • Word = Leaf
  • Order of Service = Element of Nature
  • Season = Insect with a Flower

One final creative invitation for this project remains for me: to paint a Tree of Life holding all forty elements. I plan to share its progress here. That work has yet to be started!

Grateful to be with you on this journey!

~Vonda

For this series, I am grateful to have used handmade paper from White Dragon Paper and watercolor paints from Natural Earth Paint.

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