Exploring the Landscape of Art + Reconciliation

We were honored to share our passion for art and reconciliation with the community at Luther Seminary. It's good for us to have traveling companions as we search for meaning with our art. Art can be a powerful proclamation of who God is in us and in so doing has the ability to touch the heart and soul of others. Our time at Luther inspired the creative spirit in us. Here are a couple of images of the community sharing their creative gifts. Blessings.

Luminae

Here are some of our thoughts about this painting from our journal pages:

PEG: When I imagine God breaking into creation I am also mindful that God is creation as well. Most often when I think of God, light is the visual in my head. Bringing that light to the canvas, and God's light shining into the four corners of the earth, helps me to remember how God permeates the cosmos. The small white symbols at the center of the light represent "the word" always present with God from the beginning.

CHUCK: I am not sure that this is where I thought this work would go. The layering of the pigment became an exercise of patient contemplation. In the many reside my thoughts, prayers, reflections, hopes and a whole stream of consciousness of the days and time standing before the painting. The color became more soothing with each addition of thin films of color. The light is still revealed in the intersection of teh divine (vertical) and humanity (horizontal). This is the intersection where Peg and I seem to reside. While simple in its form, this was a very complex path to simplicity.

SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 9:2