Cartoon format, thanks Danny Gregory

One of my all time favorite web sites is: www.dannygregory.com. He has inspired my return to serious drawing and journaling in so many ways. Just recently I noticed his use of the comic book format and realized it would work well for the newletter I write for my husband's non-profit organization, Wheelchair Sports International. On further thought I saw the potential for other uses. I immediately did a thank you note for a friend that I had just visited in Santa Cruz. I had taken some digital photos while I was there. I used those pictures and worked in Photoshop Elements and Printmaster, a desktop publishing program that I really like. I was able to fairly quickly put the photos in a comic book format and I was very happy with the results. Above are some clips I pasted in my journal from Danny Gregory's web site and then the thank you that Iwrote to my friend.

 

A hymn to the Great Creator

The service at Memorial Chapel on the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto this weekend had a wonderful hymn: "God, who stretched the spangled heavens infinite in time and place,
flung the suns in burning radiance through the silent fields of space:
we your children in your likeness share inventive powers with you;
Great Creator, still creating, show us what we yet may do.
As each far horizon beckons, may it challenge us anew, sharing your creative purpose, serving others, honoring you.
May our dreams prove rich with promise, each endeavor well begun.
Great Creator, give us guidance till our goals and yours are one."  

Going Deeper

My journal has helped me to concentrate more on God's Word in prayer and meditation. I have then been able to explore drawing and journaling as a more daily activity. This page was inspired by Matyas Cathedral in Budapest, Hungary. We visited there 2 years ago and I took many pictures inside the cathedral. It is filled with richly painted walls of Hungarian folk designs. It also houses the crown of the royal family. This journal page was inspired by the crown.

Creative paths to entwine your heart with the Word of God

I have rediscovered journaling and through my journals have become passionate abut drawing and painting. A friend and I have started to do some workshops exploring how to go deeper with God in journals. We present a number of techniques to use journals in more creative ways, both using them as visual journals (collage, calligraphy, drawings, watercolors, etc.) and also using them for more creative writing and interacting with God's Word through paraphrasing, simple poetry, personal application, summarizing, and memorizing using the journal as a great place to rewrite scripture using different types of hand lettering and simple calligraphy.