After much delay from a variety of sources, here is the front and back cover of my first attempt at Art Journaling for Jesus. The delays were caused by lack of focus, lack of sleep, logistics, time crunch, garden variety artist self esteem issues, and competing responsibilities. I'm not in love with the finished product so much myself, but I enjoyed the process and I love the possibilities. I will definitely continue - now I have to fill it up. I hope He likes it.
I've been thinking and talking about the restoration of the sacred to art. Thinking about re-reading Francis Schaeffer's "How Should We Then Live" which examines the loss of the sacred in thought and culture, including the arts. And thinking about how so much of what passes for Christian art and music today is commercial schlock - nauseatingly sweet and devoid of power. I'm not saying I'm so great or that I've got the inside scoop from the Holy Spirit on what it should sound like or look like. I do know that there's little out there that moves me into a closer experience of the divine - and much that has the opposite effect - and makes me want to apologize to non-Christians for all those big-eyed figurines and flowery teacups with Bible verses printed on them.
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