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Play, Pray and Dust

Originally published on Once Dead, Now Alive.

Thought-provoking books challenge me to think outside the box, sometimes out of my comfort zone.  After reading "Red Moon Rising: How 24-7 Prayer is Awakening a Generation" by Pete Greig, I had the chance to participate in a week long event of 24-7 prayer at the church I attend (link). There, rooms were available for people to pray/connect with/worship God. One room had available clay and other art materials; the intent was to encourage creativity, using the supplies as an expression of worship or as response to God's presence.

I am not an "art person"--even to step into that room WAS a step outside the box. I took some wet clay and pressed it onto a piece of paper, the result a brown splotch. Almost immediately I thought about Genesis 2:7 and myself being made of the dust of the earth.  Then I began to write:

Learning Curve

Originally posted on Christine Mason Miller's blog.

Here's where it started: a layer of paint.

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From there I applied my first layer of papers, which I applied with spray adhesive.

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And then I kept going:  more paint...

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Here's where it started: a layer of paint.

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From there I applied my first layer of papers, which I applied with spray adhesive.

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And then I kept going:  more paint...

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Gagged and Bound

Originally published in They Hang Like Paper Lanterns.

The drops weave together daily,
their fibrous web,
and bind me in this sticky love.
I trip upon my own heart strings.

They shoot me full of adrenaline, then entangle me, gag me, rob me
Leaving me to finish off what's left of myself.
Heart racing, eyes bulging; wet, salty and gasping.
Wishing, perhaps, they'd completed their aim this time.
Please stop toying with me and end it.
(Then thinking that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.)

Tribal Art for Kids

Originally published on Pepper Paints

Our afternoon started like this; with some Jackson Pollock splatter painting:

Then like this:

Then they realized how much paint they had on their bodies and it could have been all down hill from there.

But, really it ended up being the kind of experience that we (crazy parents!) hope for!  I remembered that we have a book from the library all about body painting that we have really been enjoying.  I have renewed it twice!

NATURAL FASHION TRIBAL DECORATION FROM AFRICA  By Hans Silvester

We looked at the beautiful photos together-quickly-