Hello! ¡Hola! It was an all hands-on-deck week with my 2 grandsons in town, but I loved it! Since they're both under 2 years old, I took advantage of their nap times to get chores done. I also got to spend time in my home office/studio, after I put the oldest one to bed at 8PM.
My first project was inspired by Italy, Marion's theme at Sunday Postcard Art. Italy has a rich fine arts culture, so I decided to go with fashion millinery. I designed a hat using the garden theme at Inkspirational Challenges #374 and the fall colors at Cupcake Inspirations #640. I used marker, watercolors, and colored pencils for my fashion illustration. I found this quote by Versace that I really liked, so I hand lettered it.
Next, I have a card I made inspired by The Dream Factory Challenge #153 - The Reader, Try It On Tuesday - Inspired by a Song, and Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #44 red flowers. "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden" is a 1964, semi-autobiographical novel by Joanne Greenberg, about a teenage girl's three-year battle with schizophrenia. In 1967, Joe South wrote the Country/Pop song inspired by the novel, but he reframed it as a romantic metaphor about the hardships and joys in relationships. In 1970, Lynn Anderson's recording popularized the song. For my card I used an Alinacutle Book Frame die; Spellbinders Simple Stories Flower Cart Die; Benecreat Cowgirl die; and a Sizzix Tim Holtz Roses embossing folder.
This art journal page is inspired by Psalm 133:1, as I feel the verse is a good reminder for all of us, during these times of division. We were all created in the image of God, so I felt the marker character silhouettes in different colors were a good visual representation. I am submitting it to Everybody Art - Challenge 604 - Anything Goes, where I'm in the Guest Designer Team this month. I'm also submitting it to Crafting Happiness - August and Creative Crafting Uncles #80 where Anything Goes.
The Canaanite woman in today's gospel is not one of the chosen people. Her people have idolatrous practices, but she believes Jesus is the Lord, so she begs him to heal her sick daughter. Yet he ignores her at first, and even calls her a dog. Why? It's clear that Jesus believed that his ministry was first and foremost to the Jewish people, as God had chosen them as his instrument for saving the world. However, the Canaanite woman demonstrated more faith than many of the Jews. So regardless of their different cultural views, they listen, interact, and ultimately come together and share in the healing that needed to happen. Therefore, perhaps the story is about faith, breaking prejudices, and being healed through the love of Christ.
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