Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;
let the sea resound, and all that is in it.
Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;
let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.
Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for He comes,
He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness.
Psalms 96:11-13
There is an art show coming up in March and the theme is recycled art. Recycling is close to my heart. I feel a deep responsibility to take care of the natural beauty that God created for us. My heart aches at times when I think about the lack of respect we show the earth and although I frequently fail, I try to avoid the "more" trap. It doesn't take a ton of energy to recycle or cut down on waste. Plus, it saves money. I can find an hour a week to take my trash to the recycling center.
Gene was sweet enough to scavenge a pallet tossed to the side at one of the construction sights in our neighborhood, tear is down, and put it together as a canvas. I'm so thankful for his willingness to support my passion.
I had the idea for this painting for several months. God has gifted me with this ability and my inspirations usually come from my sermon notes during church. I have a notebook that I take notes in during church. On the right side of the page is the actual sermon notes and the left side of the page is sketch after sketch of inspiration based on what spoke to me during the service. It is fun to browse through my notebook.
I tried to incorporate additional materials that would normally end out in the garbage. The wings of the moth are made from a world map that was heading to the dumpster and the circle of the large flower is made from a scrap of waxed paper. There are also bits of paper from a credit card mailer worked into the picture.
This was a fun piece to make. It is definitely different from what I usually do and I will absolutely do it again.
