I
wanted to share with you today my very first Bible Art Journaling page that I
created using the Splitcoaststampers CC537 Color Challenge – Hello Honey, Cucumber Crush and
Watermelon Wonder (minus the dessert- although salvation is "sweet" for sure!).
Recently,
it has come to my attention that there is such a thing known as Bible Art or
Bible Faith Journaling. I have always
taken notes in my Bible and highlighted certain verses of Scripture but it
never occurred to me to actually create art as a form of worship with my daily
devotions or Bible Studies.
There
are so many inspirational artists out there doing this very thing- I was
inspired by the art of Karla Dornacher for this page (I drew the images by free
hand but Karla does sell bookmarks that have this verse along with art that you
can use for your own coloring and artwork).
I love her whimsical style and modified the artwork and lettering a bit
to make it my own.
Another
artist, Stephanie Ackerman at Homegrown Hospitality has a section called DocumentedFaith and in addition to teaching, also has numerous ideas on her blog. Also, there is Illustrated Faith and ArtsyFaith- not to mention many more (just google "Bible Art Journaling" for a tremendous source of ideas).
If
you are interested, I have set up a Pinterest board called Bible Journaling and we have
started a challenge thread at Splitcoaststampers for Bible Art Journaling (first challenge is “Getting Started” - see details here).
After fiddling around some more with song lyrics and "peace" doodling |
To get started in Bible Art Journaling, you do not need many supplies. You may want to use a Wide Margin Bible (which I do own but it is in hiding right now :-)) and since the rest are not wide margin, I decided to
create a journal using sheet protectors and a ring binder. This way I can practice before drawing right into my Bible :-)
Today,
I decided to start my journal using a printed page of Scripture from Luke
7:36-50 using the NKJV from the free website BibleGateway.
Luke
7:36-7:50 is very meaningful part of Scripture to both my husband and I since
this was the section of the Bible that spoke to both of us (almost twenty years
ago) when we accepted Christ as our personal Savior.
A former State Policeman, Tom Harmon had come to our local church for their Family Weekend, and he preached on this message... unbeknownst to either of us, my husband and I both prayed to
accept Christ during the invitational prayer that very same night!!
I
realized that if Christ could forgive this women and her faith could save her,
then He could forgive my many sins and save me as well!! At that point, I believed that Christ came to
earth as a man, died on the cross for my sins, rose again on the third day and now sits at the right hand of the Father! Our
lives have been forever changed and even though we are still sinners, we are
saved by the Grace of God and will spend all eternity with Christ, our Lord and
Savior!! Hallelujah, what a Savior!!
Original layout |
So, I
copied the NJKV verses from BibleGateway into a Word document, changed the font
to Tempus Sans ITC and printed out the page onto Whisper White cardstock. What I did not do was proof read before
printing and noticed that some of the words that were in italics did not space
properly- note to self…proof read before printing- lol!!
After first layer of coloring :-) |
I
also discovered that I kept adding elements- the lyrics for part of the song “InChrist Alone” by Keith and Kristyn Getty, the scroll border, more arrows,
etc. So I believe that you may find that
you are never finished your page- lol!!
I
am looking forward to this new type of art form and will most likely
incorporate stamps along with other mixed media in the future.
Thanks
again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a blessed week!!
Julie, this type of 'faith' art work is relatively new to me, and I am absolutely thrilled to see it! Your example is marvelous, and like all your other art samples, is a true reflection of the gifts God has bestowed upon you. Thanks for channeling it in that way! Chris
ReplyDeleteThanks Chris for your sweet comment! Yes, this form of art is new to me as well but there are many talent artists sharing their Bible Art Journaling and I am so thrilled to start! Thanks again for taking the time to visit my blog and comment- hugs to you and God Bless!
ReplyDeleteFantastic blog post. I love your testimony of faith in Jesus Christ.
ReplyDeleteJulie, your Faith Art is simply beautiful. I've followed your blog for such a long time and this is my first comment. I love your sharing of your Christian faith. I look forward to your future creations!
ReplyDeleteThank you for bringing to our attention about faith journaling. Wouldn't I love to do something like that for my sister and mom. Your work is magnificent as always.
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