Category: Art

Art can be a source of great healing, expression, and self-discovery. It can also be a powerful tool when used together in community.

Stations of the Cross (original art)

In 2007 the Wicker Park Grace community created original art representing the Stations of the Cross. Traditionally, there are 14 stations, each representing a moment on the day of Jesus’ crucifixion. We added a station 15 to represent the resurrection and complete the story. The idea of creating these stations was to bring the ancient …

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Self-portrait :: Story Cycle :: Worth Remembering

Well, I am down for the count with this cold/flu everyone has. So instead of watching TV from bed, I worked on an art project that the Wicker Park Grace Art Forum peeps have been encouraging me to do. I’ve shared at the Forum some work I’ve done with collage and digital manipulation of photos, …

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Shawna’s live painting at Moltmann conversation

Shawna painted this 8 x 6 foot mural during the Wednesday night session of the Moltmann conversation. It took her a couple of hours. She began during the welcome and painted all through the opening presentations and the communion service. After it was done, it was auctioned off to participants of the conference and ended up …

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