This week (last full week of July) is always the time that I travel to Storm Lake, Iowa to be a part of this magical, wonderful camp called SYNOD SCHOOL. My soul is fed by talking theology and doing art with some of the most amazing people I know who gather at this place every… Read More
On our final day together, we attempted to capture the Synod School “experience” with tie dyed notan designs. The results were amazing! These pictures totally capturing the amazing week we had doing at together:
The second day was full of meditation projects. Our first ar experiment was reflecting on our faith journeys with mandalas. Our second art experience was doing some illuminated manuscripts, using zentangles. The results were amazing! Take a look:
“exegesis” is a term that means to interpret or explain scriptures. (most) sermons are exegesis. I have been playing around with the idea of visual exegesis… of interpreting scriptures with pictures instead of words. this is my visual exegesis for psalm 65: 5-8. ~~~~~ By awesome deeds you answer us with deliverance, O God of our salvation; you… Read More
El Camino del Corazon (the way of the heart) In attempting to process the grief of a significant loss, I created these three works of slab clay, three “hearts” (also function as labyrinths) that helped to guide me into a greater understanding of the journey of grief that we all take at some point in… Read More
During my course in Feminist theologies, I did a collage exploration of some of the more famous stories of women in the Bible. In the collages, I inverted the idea that the men in the stories were central, and that the women were cast into the shadows; instead I centered the woman as central to… Read More
Cathy Mia Kolwey