tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12301351050159563752024-03-13T08:22:26.572-07:00Life, Love, & Sacred ArtAleesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614241579991867697noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230135105015956375.post-47021579337360549332023-11-13T04:21:00.000-08:002023-11-13T04:21:05.032-08:00Sacred Art in a New Generation <p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKraREqttuxSrtaFF05H77ZA9kT5XApH44YFOnqmkkPkxUmxDQ8YOU8LtVnxFlTbWSAa5XXqR4xQlklTgDIxU5_ydf6twjR2Be-KMrdeXSmofD3s3fCPbWeA6f7UbIl4-adS4fij8lgT8BPt_Ln81wlvcODSVap7ffaqSm3YhiGJQdDKV4MN34g9kvWdo/s4000/20230608_131658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKraREqttuxSrtaFF05H77ZA9kT5XApH44YFOnqmkkPkxUmxDQ8YOU8LtVnxFlTbWSAa5XXqR4xQlklTgDIxU5_ydf6twjR2Be-KMrdeXSmofD3s3fCPbWeA6f7UbIl4-adS4fij8lgT8BPt_Ln81wlvcODSVap7ffaqSm3YhiGJQdDKV4MN34g9kvWdo/s320/20230608_131658.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>It's been a while since I have posted! I'm here to share the work of my oldest daughter with all of you. Over the years she has helped to create some of our printables and now she's working on her own projects. </p><p>Caitlin loves watercolor and oil painting. Truely, any creative medium sparks her imagination and sends her off to make the most beautiful sketches, paintings, sculptures, and embroidery projects. I'll be sharing more of her work here on this blog so stay tuned for some exciting projects she has showcasing the saints and other religious subjects. </p><p>You can support the work of this budding young artist by purchasing a printable, sharing this post, or simply leave an encouraging comment. </p><p> </p>
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We don't try and do ALL of the things, but over the years we have added many traditions that our family have come to love. You can find some beautiful resources for those and so many more helpful products in this year's <a href="https://transactions.sendowl.com/stores/8100/48098">Catholic Mom Bundle Advent 2021</a> that I'm so excited to be a contributor for! </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">My favorite Advent traditions are praying the O Antiphons and saying the St. Andrew Novena. Share some of yours in the comments! </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://transactions.sendowl.com/stores/8100/48098" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bVEXMb7Mp4E/YYOUJ51StgI/AAAAAAAARV8/mBPepZsrhOYvh_suqDKWW9C0YHsoPPqEQCLcBGAsYHQ/w426-h426/Collage%2BGreen.png" width="426" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">My Marian Planner PDF has only been out for a short while and you can buy it here. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KT_D-zdHD5I/YYOWvdBlvgI/AAAAAAAARWI/F0eL6xAO9fM44Kd9zt4xok9FoWsO8YC9gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/ad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1561" data-original-width="2048" height="244" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KT_D-zdHD5I/YYOWvdBlvgI/AAAAAAAARWI/F0eL6xAO9fM44Kd9zt4xok9FoWsO8YC9gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/ad.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Or, for a single price, you could get 32 more Catholic products too! </span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">For 5 days only, 33 Catholic small businesses have pooled together their best resources for moms. We have easy, open-and-go, products for liturgical living, personal faith, emotional health, catechesis, creativity, family prayer, home management, decorating, etc. I can't wait to print out the Advent Bingo and coloring pages from<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CatholicPaperGoods"> Catholic Paper Goods</a>! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://transactions.sendowl.com/stores/8100/48098" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oVdt6teL9F0/YYOXiRDvJWI/AAAAAAAARWQ/-hPgW9HIcUgl8sQfy_3UHFMIlORvJtNbQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Advent%2BBingo%2BBUNDLE-CPG.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Some of the resources include printables, workbooks, courses, and videos.</span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The total value of this all-digital bundle is $474. But that’s pretty out of reach for moms on a budget. That’s why we want to offer it to you at a crazy low price: $25. </span></h2><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The sale ends November 12th at midnight, so now is the time to buy. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">There’s a 30-day guarantee if you have any problems. What a great opportunity to sample work from amazing Catholic makers while supporting this small business effort! </span></p>Aleesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614241579991867697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230135105015956375.post-453012384244526482021-11-04T04:27:00.000-07:002021-11-04T04:27:25.999-07:00Coffee & Crayons: FREE St. Martin de Porres Quote Coloring Page <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qjwXl4Y6Mzg/YYO9Ml1M_6I/AAAAAAAARWY/zXUHPNIZNPwPvWvUahmxW9FI_SRlJMRFQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/martin%2Bde%2Bporres.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="2048" height="278" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qjwXl4Y6Mzg/YYO9Ml1M_6I/AAAAAAAARWY/zXUHPNIZNPwPvWvUahmxW9FI_SRlJMRFQCLcBGAsYHQ/w389-h278/martin%2Bde%2Bporres.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope to get back to creating and posting these coloring pages more regularly. If you a favorite saint quote you'd love made into a coloring page, let me know in the comments.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yesterday we celebrated the feast of St. Martin de Porres. What a man of compassion! My heart is aching for all of us to show compassion to each other. St. Martin, pray for us. Once St. Martin took in a sick man covered with ulcers and gave him his bed. This didn't sit well with one of his fellow brothers. St. Martin replied with: "Compassion, my dear Brother, is preferable to cleanliness." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></h2><h4 style="text-align: left;">Artist inspiration: Tianna Williams has recently completed a beautiful painting of St. Martin de Porres that you can view by clicking <a href="https://sacredartbytianna.com/black-saints-sacred-art/">here</a>. </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To print out the coloring page, click on the image below and save it first, and then you'll be able to print it out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8TmtdK8UEjA/YYO-SohGc7I/AAAAAAAARWg/331AiiB4knk_oqMq4RzTsitz9_0mK4emgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/St.%2BMartin%2Bde%2BPorres%2BColoring%2BQuote.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1583" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8TmtdK8UEjA/YYO-SohGc7I/AAAAAAAARWg/331AiiB4knk_oqMq4RzTsitz9_0mK4emgCLcBGAsYHQ/w494-h640/St.%2BMartin%2Bde%2BPorres%2BColoring%2BQuote.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Aleesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614241579991867697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230135105015956375.post-77279392680314521982021-10-14T08:34:00.000-07:002021-10-14T08:34:20.264-07:00Sacred Art Artist Spotlight: Monica Skrzypczak<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zgvCVeqfsyM/YWhNQ3oQzbI/AAAAAAAARUY/2aDiY9m6rTs5xH8VOlgCBhSsd5ILI9yrQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1800/Monica%2BSkrzypczak.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1800" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zgvCVeqfsyM/YWhNQ3oQzbI/AAAAAAAARUY/2aDiY9m6rTs5xH8VOlgCBhSsd5ILI9yrQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h200/Monica%2BSkrzypczak.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p>This week I'm interviewing Monica Skrzypczak. I discovered Monica's art a few years ago through a group of Catholic artists and have been inspired by following her creative journey. You have to check out the beautiful process videos she shares for her work. I hope if you don't know of her work that you'll soon be a huge fan just as I am. Most of all I pray you are blessed and encouraged in your faith by her talent. </p><p>On to the interview!</p><h4><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">What is your name and where are you from?</span></h4><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'm Monica Skrzypczak, from Rockford, IL!</span></p><h4><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">How did you end up creating sacred art? Did you start out with a desire to do that or were you eventually lead in that direction?</span></h4><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I've always loved painting, and as I went through college studying theatre management, I began to realize how important being an artist was to me. As my classes focused less and less on art, a hole started opening in my heart. At the same time, my faith was growing tremendously and I actively wanted a relationship with God.
It all came together the summer between junior and senior year when I didn't get the internship I was hoping for, and ended up at home, working for my grandparent's business.
I was crushed; it seemed that all my college education was crashing down and I would never make it in theatre.
This was the first time in my life I started going to daily Mass daily, and praying a daily holy hour. With no classes to mess with my schedule I said, why not ramp up to full speed? And without really realizing it, I began to want to use my artistic talent for God specifically, instead of just painting what I thought was pretty.
I painted my first tabernacle painting that summer ('Easter Lilies for the King'), and I went, here is a subject matter that will never grow old. I ended up wishing I could be an artist again, but still thought it was an outrageous desire. But going into senior year, my heart started to not care as much for the culture of theatre, so I applied to be a missionary, aaaand I wasn't accepted. I was suddenly in the same place I was the year before - jobless and without a clue as to what I wanted to do.
I went on a pilgrimage to Poland that summer and everything clicked. I was presented with stunning church after stunning church and the thought to be an artist came back full force. I knew we needed sacred artists in America, and if was in God's Will, I wanted to be one of them. After I came home I started working on an Etsy, with the intent of still getting a real job in theatre, but as the process continued, I realized I absolutely love running a small business and this is exactly where Jesus wants me right now!</span></p><h4><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">What medium/s do you work with?</span></h4><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I primarily work in oil paints at the moment, but in the past have loved watercolors. And for the statue restorations I use acrylic paints.</span></p><h4><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Do yo</span><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">u have a favorite or patron saint? Who inspires your work?</span></span></h4><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bl. Carlo Acutis is the patron of the shop! This kid was incredible. As the first millennial saint, he knew modern technology, but steadfastly but it on the back burner in favor for prayer and encountering others with the love of Christ (something I fail at constantly). But most importantly, he had a huge devotion to the Eucharist and compiled a list of all the Eucharistic miracles into a website (in the early 2000's).</span></p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I came upon this website ages ago when I was still in highschool and reading through the miracles changed my heart for understanding the Real Presence, which in turn is why painting tabernacles, monstrances, and the Mass has enamored me this whole time, and why adoration is a pillar of my prayer life. I proceeded to forget the website until after college a guy at a retreat was passing out his Servant of God cards and story and I recognized the miracles website. I had no idea it was made by a kid, much less a soon-to-be saint.
And then to top it off, I randomly chose Oct 12 as the launch date for Outpouring of Trust, and was always embarrassed because it wasn't a big feast day, BUT it turns out that two years later, in 2020, Carlo was beatified and his feast day is now Oct. 12. How crazy is that. God is so good.</span><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><h4><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Do you have a favorite historical artist or period?</span></h4><div><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presently the Renaissance is my favorite, particularly the Counter-Reformation artwork. This is when art turned from stylized humans to the full-bodied beautiful Caravaggio and Michelangelo saints, and when sacred art was revisited in the Council of Trent, reaffirming it's value and necessity in aiding prayer and teaching the faithful, while also creating guidelines for artists to use to create works suitable for sacred spaces. </span></p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Also Bellini. Bellini is my favorite painter. I've done 4 master copy studies of his paintings of the Madonna and Child and have one more to go, and let me just say, I have never seen Mary depicted so serenely and so humanly. She looks like a teenager. She looks like a queen. She looks like a mother. Somehow all at once. And Jesus looks like a real, floppy baby, a crawling away baby, a can't-hold-my-head-up, fully human baby. The combination with a strikingly peaceful Mary clearly marks the baby as Jesus, even though there is nothing Divine showing out, in contrast to the past when artists would depict the baby Jesus as a tiny man symbolizing Him as fully God.
On that note, I've been doing little 5x7 master copy studies of a bunch of Renaissance artists, so if you want to see which artists I'm most inspired by, that's a list! Not tackled yet (because they're too good, and it's hard to get good scans of their paintings to study) are Caravaggio and Bouguereau. Talk about perfect use of composition, symbolism, models, brush technique, and color mixing.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><h4><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">It's kind of silly to ask an artist what their favorite color is, but are there colors you are more drawn to?</span></h4><div><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is my favorite question, and I'll counter it with a really nerdy answer. A mix of cadmium red and burnt umber creates the most beautiful dark crimson that brightens a shadow in the face and between fingers without adding black and is perfect for a deep red in Mary's dresses. I can't get enough of it.</span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">But if I were to just pick a color, blue is my favorite.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><h4><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Do you have a website? Can my readers find you on any other social media platform?</span></h4><div><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.outpouringoftrust.com">www.outpouringoftrust.com</a> is my website where you can find original paintings and restored statues for sale, as well as prints, stickers, rosaries, decade bracelets, and many chaplets! </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Signing up for my email list gives a 20% off code for your first order!</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
I'm on Instagram at <a href="http://www.instagram.com/outpouringoftrust.sacredart">@outpouringoftrust.sacredart</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/outpouringoftrust.rosaries">@outpouringoftrust.rosaries</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/outpouringoftrust">Facebook </a>(Outpouring of Trust)
Tiktok @outpouringoftrust
I also have a Patreon where I'm sharing all the behind the scenes for my upcoming series on the titles of Mary in the Litany of Loreto; all 49 of them. It'll take me a long while to get to the finished paintings and there's a ton of research and sketching and model hiring I hope to do before I get there! So if you're interested in the life of an artist or just on supporting me in my work, it's the perfect place for you! The link is <a href="https://www.patreon.com/outpouringoftrust?fan_landing=true">https://www.patreon.com/outpouringoftrust?fan_landing=true</a></span></p><p><br /></p><h4><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Do you take commissions?</span></h4><div><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I do! I'd love to chat with you about your idea, just send me an email at monica@outpouringoftrust.com with your idea and a general size you're thinking about.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><h4><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Is there a work of art you have created that is your favorite?</span></h4><div><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I've spent a long time thinking which one and I think I've landed on whichever painting I've most recently finished. For a long time it was 'The Divine Praises' (the painting of a monstrance with the prayer in the background), but more recently it's my two still lives on prayer; 'The Call to Prayer' and 'Memento Mori' since those are heavy in symbolism and I'm just really proud of how I painted them technique-wise.</span></p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Call to Prayer consists of a Breviary, bell, and undyed cloth symbolizing the life of a religious monk/nun, and a call for us to join in their prayer, dedicating more of our life to God. While Memento Mori consists of a skull, empty hourglass, black cloth, and wood symbolizing mortality, with the white box and gold cloth symbolizing Heaven, and the path to it - God (the Bible). </span><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PQMaVCUQaM8/YWhFKnASo2I/AAAAAAAARUM/SvcBg0WJYAQU3aJoyP8MWAi4hGQQkKIZwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/MonicaSkrzypczak_MementoMori_2%2B-%2BMonica%2BSkrzypczak.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="1500" height="252" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PQMaVCUQaM8/YWhFKnASo2I/AAAAAAAARUM/SvcBg0WJYAQU3aJoyP8MWAi4hGQQkKIZwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/MonicaSkrzypczak_MementoMori_2%2B-%2BMonica%2BSkrzypczak.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XABt3bCfKBA/YWhE-2c5RbI/AAAAAAAARUI/HdyjW2-GREwxa1VdSR06zRCnhbKjDODhACLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/MonicaSkrzypczak_TheCallToPrayer_1%2B-%2BMonica%2BSkrzypczak.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="1500" height="252" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XABt3bCfKBA/YWhE-2c5RbI/AAAAAAAARUI/HdyjW2-GREwxa1VdSR06zRCnhbKjDODhACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/MonicaSkrzypczak_TheCallToPrayer_1%2B-%2BMonica%2BSkrzypczak.jpg" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>But as a secret plot twist, my true favorite paintings are the ones I'm still working on: the Traditional Latin Mass for Children book I'm illustrating for <a href="http://www.instagram.com/mylittlenazareth">Kimberly Fries</a> (@mylittlenazareth on Instagram), but they're not done yet. It'll be out by Black Friday! You have no idea how excited I am to be an illustrator. This is easily the coolest project I've ever done.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><h4><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Is there anything specific I haven't asked that you would like to share about your process or what inspires your work?</span></span></h4><div><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'm a huge time lapse nerd so I'm always sharing time lapses of me painting on my Instagram. I share a lot of the process of painting and inspiration there!
And prayer. Lots of prayer. My business isn't called Outpouring of Trust for nothing. There's a whole lot of trust </span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">involved every step of the way, and a whole lot of prayer, from concept sketches to prints at your door. Without </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">commending the shop to Mary and taking time to pray and get to Mass, this whole operation can (and often does) </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">fall apart. It's a good reminder for the start of any apostolate (an endeavor that serves and evangelizes) that it's nothing without God. Root your life in the Eucharist, and let nothing get in your way.</span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><h3 style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left; white-space: normal;">Tell me which of Monica's work inspires you the most! I can't just pick one so <a href="https://outpouringoftrust.com/product/queen-of-the-most-holy-rosary-original-painting/">Queen of the Most Holy Rosary</a> is pretty amazing but I really love the sky and colors of <a href="https://outpouringoftrust.com/product/on-gods-time/">On God's Time</a>. </h3><div><br /></div></span></div></div>Aleesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614241579991867697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230135105015956375.post-88900577047605031992021-08-20T09:21:00.000-07:002021-08-20T09:21:27.086-07:00Sacred Art Artist Spotlight: Michael Corsini<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cTRbJP6Q6Uw/YRHDhGMrXJI/AAAAAAAARQY/MYwDQ7VoY_47Opv4B8uXFQmcYORmggfXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1800/Michael%2BCorsini.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1800" height="204" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cTRbJP6Q6Uw/YRHDhGMrXJI/AAAAAAAARQY/MYwDQ7VoY_47Opv4B8uXFQmcYORmggfXQCLcBGAsYHQ/w408-h204/Michael%2BCorsini.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for joining me here to discover amazing current artists who focus on creating sacred art. </p><p>This week I'm interviewing Michael Corsini. I discovered Michael's art a few years ago through his music and have been inspired by following him on his creative journey. I hope if you don't know of his work that you'll soon be as much of an admirer as I am. Most of all I pray you are blessed and encouraged in your faith by his talent. </p><p>On to the interview!</p><h4><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">What is your name and where are you from?</span></h4><p><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;">Michael Corsini Waymart, PA</span></p><h4><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">How did you end up creating sacred art? Did you start out with a desire to do that or were you eventually lead in that direction?</span></h4><p><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;">I was led to create sacred art after I entered the Catholic Church.</span></p><h4><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">What medium/s do you work with?</span></h4><p><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;">Oil mostly, but also acrylics and many drawing mediums... charcoal, pastel, etc...</span></p><h4><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Do yo</span><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">u have a favorite or patron saint? Who inspires your work?</span></span></h4><p></p><p><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;">Francis!</span></p><h4><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Do you have a favorite historical artist or period?</span></h4><p><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"> <a href="http://www.joaquinsorolla.net/biography/" target="_blank"> </a></span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;"><a href="http://www.joaquinsorolla.net/biography/" target="_blank">Joaquín Sorolla</a> or <a href="https://www.johnsingersargent.org/" target="_blank">John Singer Sargent</a></span></p><h4><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">It's kind of silly to ask an artist what their favorite color is, but are there colors you are more drawn to?</span></h4><p><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;">Ha! I like greens.</span></p><h4><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Do you have a website? Can my readers find you on any other social media platform?</span></h4><p><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;"><a href="http://michaelcorsini.com">michaelcorsini.com</a></span></p><h4><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Do you take commissions?</span></h4><p><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;">Occasionally.</span></p><h4><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Is there a work of art you have created that is your favorite?</span></h4><p><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;">So far, "Mother of Priests"</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zCUvL9ti9sI/YRHDt9CbjrI/AAAAAAAARQc/ynBmQ5cXvQksKtTg7ZWC168zwkBRAlvzQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/mary%2Bfinal%2Bsmall%2B-%2BMichael%2BCorsini.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zCUvL9ti9sI/YRHDt9CbjrI/AAAAAAAARQc/ynBmQ5cXvQksKtTg7ZWC168zwkBRAlvzQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/mary%2Bfinal%2Bsmall%2B-%2BMichael%2BCorsini.jpg" width="145" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;"><br /></span><p></p><h4><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Is there anything specific I haven't asked that you would like to share about your process or what inspires your work?</span></span></h4><p><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;">JP2's Letter to Artists, Michael D. O'Brien wrote a letter to artists (for discernment of the vocation).</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FHE1HXFK4mo/YRHEAAcQC5I/AAAAAAAARQs/mYvG78lRp7kTph7dmGdr4A4cS9I_IXqDwCLcBGAsYHQ/s953/JP2%2BCharcoal%2B-%2Bsmall%2BPRINT%2B-%2BMichael%2BCorsini.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Copyright Michael Corsini" border="0" data-original-height="953" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FHE1HXFK4mo/YRHEAAcQC5I/AAAAAAAARQs/mYvG78lRp7kTph7dmGdr4A4cS9I_IXqDwCLcBGAsYHQ/w242-h320/JP2%2BCharcoal%2B-%2Bsmall%2BPRINT%2B-%2BMichael%2BCorsini.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"></span></p><h3>Tell me which one of Michael's work inspires you the most! I have a hard time choosing between <a href="https://michaelcorsini.com/store1/print-the-nursery-of-heaven" target="_blank">The Nursery of Heaven</a> and The Bride of Christ pictured below. </h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Btk3X8Y6Z4A/YRHD2UXeybI/AAAAAAAARQk/z2eAL71QqFETx1PL_WdksWZmmRLstDPOACLcBGAsYHQ/s1087/Bride%2Bof%2BChrist%2B-%2Bsmall%2BPRINT%2B-%2BMichael%2BCorsini.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1087" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Btk3X8Y6Z4A/YRHD2UXeybI/AAAAAAAARQk/z2eAL71QqFETx1PL_WdksWZmmRLstDPOACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Bride%2Bof%2BChrist%2B-%2Bsmall%2BPRINT%2B-%2BMichael%2BCorsini.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Aleesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614241579991867697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230135105015956375.post-4873993049139491282021-08-13T08:21:00.000-07:002021-08-13T08:21:43.315-07:00Sacred Art Artist Spotlight: Adalee Hude<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1R00twuKvpc/YRGsHEMkI0I/AAAAAAAARP8/mz-IquDhnG8ivsrHoQg9ahdnF4dynZUxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1800/Adalee%2BHude.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1800" height="190" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1R00twuKvpc/YRGsHEMkI0I/AAAAAAAARP8/mz-IquDhnG8ivsrHoQg9ahdnF4dynZUxQCLcBGAsYHQ/w380-h190/Adalee%2BHude.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><br /><p>Thanks for joining me here to discover amazing current artists who focus on creating Sacred Art. </p><p>This week I'm interviewing Adalee Hude. Years ago I had the pleasure of meeting her at a Catholic women's retreat in Bend, OR. I was so inspired and impressed by the beautiful art she displayed at her booth! I have enjoyed following her creative journey over the years and continue to be inspired by the beauty she puts forth into the world. I hope if you don't know of her work that you'll soon be as much of an admirer as I am. Most of all I pray you are blessed and encouraged in your faith by her talent.</p><p>On to the interview!</p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">What is your name and where are you from?</span></h4><p><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><span> </span><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;">Adalee Hude, Clark County, WA</span></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">How did you end up creating sacred art? Did you start out with a desire to do that or were you eventually lead in that direction?</span></h4><p><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;"><span> </span>I had been doing secular art, namely ceramic horse sculpture, professionally for 15 years. It was and intricate art that I enjoyed for a long time, but my interest in it waned over the last few years. I felt called to do art for a higher purpose, and after entering a sacred art contest in 2015, I was hooked. I discussed switching entirely to sacred art with my husband, and he agreed that I should. So in 2016 I started to paint Jesus, the saints, and symbols, and I have not stopped since.</span></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">What medium/s do you work with?</span></h4><p><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><span> </span><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;">I started out using acrylic and gouache (opaque watercolor), but switched primarily to watercolor and digital art, a couple of years ago. I would love to do some sacred art sculpture, someday.</span></span></p><p><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><a href="https://brightlyhude.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-keIi1IMgyKs/YRGsqdkrbLI/AAAAAAAARQI/QX43rfQEEkEq359CZQcCVJW4QsNAkunFgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/833A5EB6-E9C8-48C6-A5B5-1992E112B5D0%2B-%2Bmudpony%2540hotmail.com.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><a href="https://brightlyhude.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1114" data-original-width="1113" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_b9BZXZKptE/YRGs7PibvZI/AAAAAAAARQM/Av6GR9NnL0s9owtJKWuLg5LlaJ0zlp-JACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/55101729-369E-49F9-8A16-EB421B46EC45%2B-%2Bmudpony%2540hotmail.com.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Do yo</span><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">u have a favorite or patron saint? Who inspires your work?</span></span></h4><p></p><p><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><span> </span><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;">Gosh, I’m blessed to have many saint friends! St. Catherine of Bologna, the patron saint of artists is my confirmation saint. Our Lady, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Benedict, St. Therese, and many others, remain close to me as I work.</span></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Do you have a favorite historical artist or period?</span></h4><p><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><span> </span><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;">My favorite artist is Alphonse Mucha, the father of the Art Nouveau period (turn of the last century). I’m smitten with art from that era, from poster art to Arts & Crafts. I’m also a huge fan of medieval art, and have studied it a little.</span></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">It's kind of silly to ask an artist what their favorite color is, but are there colors you are more drawn to?</span></h4><p><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><span> </span><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;">Yes- bright colors! I never realized how much I loved bright colors until I changed my studio name along with my surname after getting married. I went from Velasquez Artistry to Brightly Hude Studio, and embraced all things bright. I particularly like shades of green, sunny yellow, and blues.</span></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Do you have a website? Can my readers find you on any other social media platform?</span></h4><p><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;">My website is <a href="http://brightlyhude.com">brightlyhude.com</a> or <a href="http://brightandholy.com">brightandholy.com</a> There is a Catholic Children’s book blog on my website (Bright and Holy Kids), and I am on Pinterest (brightlyhude). </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">*If you would like to shop for some beautiful sacred art from Adalee she has so kindly given a 10% discount code just for you! Use the code BRIGHT10 at check out. </span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Do you take commissions?</span></h4><p><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><span> I </span><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;">do not take commissions right now; my plate is too full!</span></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Is there a work of art you have created that is your favorite?</span></h4><p><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><span> </span><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;">Hmm… I think my favorite work so far is my Divine Mercy painting that I did years ago. I would like to re-paint it someday!</span></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Is there anything specific I haven't asked that you would like to share about your process or what inspires your work?</span></span></h4><p><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><span> </span><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;">The Holy Spirit definitely inspires my work! I am so grateful for His guidance. He has led me to do illustrations for Catholic children’s books, and I’m loving it!</span></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Tell me which one of Adalee's work inspires you the most! I dearly love anything that she creates and used her <a href="https://brightlyhude.com/products/digital-clip-art-set-oridinary-time" target="_blank">Catholic clip art </a>that you can find in her shop to make some beautiful signage for my daughter's Frist Holy Communion celebration! </h3>Aleesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614241579991867697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230135105015956375.post-64226955745079262572021-08-05T20:47:00.005-07:002021-08-06T14:36:26.005-07:00A New Marian Planner & Giveaway! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Marian-Planner-Aleesa-McCarthy/dp/B09BF1HHT1/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="2048" height="217" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N-4HfbjkP-g/YQytM8j1TTI/AAAAAAAAROM/mTZVXfYc3psbJfmasA7pZa69FNWWeu9dACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/cover%2Bplanner.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The new school year is just around the corner and I've published a beautiful <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Marian-Planner-Aleesa-McCarthy/dp/B09BF1HHT1/">Marian planner </a>to help you stay organized. Whether you are heading back to school or homeschool, this planner will help you keep your plans together. It's a blank bullet journal style planner with a calendar section and 300 blank bullet journal pages. There is a cut out tabs page to help you organize the planner. The Immaculate Heart of Mary adorns some pages and also a floral Auspice Maria embellishment, but other than those items and the beautiful cover the journal is a blank canvas for you to fill. </p><p>There's a printable PDF version available for you if you'd rather print out pages and make your own planner in a three ring binder or with another binding method. The PDF version offers more than bullet journal pages!</p><p>Sharing this planner with you in a giveaway gives me a lot of joy. I was so excited to put this planner together and hope that it's something that is helpful for you. The giveaway will end August 15th. Anyone can enter, but if you are outside the USA we can't ship a planner and only a PDF will be given. 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I can't tell you how excited I was to find this simple Jesus Tree Family Lent Devotional from <a href="https://www.elizabethclareblog.com/">Elizabeth Clare</a> in the Lent 2020<a href="http://"> Catholic Mom Bundle</a> . I have been looking for something just like this to do with my family through Lent. It's simple. All I needed to do was print and go. I did something with it that wasn't mentioned, but it will make it so much easier for me to implement this come Ash Wednesday.<br />
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I cut the little reading guide strips out and placed them all in our Bible so it's ready to go each day of Lent! If I do nothing else with my family this Lent, I will feel like we at least journeyed with Jesus.<br />
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If you haven't ordered your copy of the new <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Light-Heaven-Childrens-Book-Saints/dp/168192370X">Light of Heaven: A Children's Book of Saints</a> from Adalee Hude published by <a href="https://www.orderosv.com/product/light-of-heaven-a-children-s-book-of-saints">OSV</a> , I urge you to do so and then join in the coloring party. The book and matching coloring book will be released October 11th but are available to pre order right now! After your purchase, you'll be able to <a href="https://reply.osv.com/lightofheavenkit_preorder">download </a>the coloring party PDF package and join in the coloring contest ending Oct 7th. If contests are not you thing, simply use the beautiful coloring pages and little litany of saints for a group study/reflection with kids or adults (there's a coloring party pack for both).<br />
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<i>In her <span class="yiv5671957100font" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #76a5af;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/brightlyhude/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank">Instagram stories</a>,</span> Adalee will be doing a live coloring party on October 4th, from 5:30-6:30 PST (8:30-9:30 EST). Click on her face to join in.</span></span></i><br />
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<span class="yiv7907609557font" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The “Light of Heaven” children’s book is a beautiful way to teach your children or grandchildren about our heavenly friends and helpers, the saints.</span><span class="yiv7907609557Apple-converted-space"><span class="yiv7907609557font" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="yiv7907609557font" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bright and colorful images will delight their eyes while short synopses on each saint provide inspiring glimpses into those holy lives. Each saint image has a Latin word that corresponds to an aspect of their personality, with the word translated on the opposite page.</span><span class="yiv7907609557Apple-converted-space"><span class="yiv7907609557font" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="yiv7907609557font" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="yiv7907609557size">It’s a little Latin lesson!</span><span class="yiv7907609557size"><br clear="none" /></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7907609557font" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Anyone who loves the saints, and loves to color would benefit from the “Light of Heaven” coloring book.</span><span class="yiv7907609557Apple-converted-space"><span class="yiv7907609557font" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="yiv7907609557font" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The “Light of Heaven” coloring book is quite versatile- you can use it to color with your kids, and talk to them about the saints, or you can grab a few girlfriends, get out your “nice” set of pencils, and make an evening of it!</span><span class="yiv7907609557Apple-converted-space"><span class="yiv7907609557font" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="yiv7907609557font" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Whoever does the coloring will appreciate the bold lines, nice paper, and smiling saint faces found in this book.</span><span class="yiv7907609557Apple-converted-space"><span class="yiv7907609557font" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="yiv7907609557font" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="yiv7907609557size">Be they 4 or 94, this coloring book is friendly to friends of God!</span><span class="yiv7907609557size"><br clear="none" /></span></span></div>
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The toddler and I had a marvelous time coloring today while the big girls were busy with school. He loves St. Micheal and was so excited to color the page depicting this archangel! He'll be three in October. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've always been drawn to beautiful things, especially books! I love Adalee's style and can't wait to get a hard copy of her picture book to read with my children. They are very aware of beauty and often exclaim to me how wonderful or particularly gorgeous something is. I know this book will be a treasure in our library to inspire them to lift their hearts to God and ponder His goodness. I am impressed that the Light of Heaven book has a matching coloring book to go along with it. We love to color together and it's one of the main ways we celebrate feast days along with a special tea. This will certainly add richness to the way we celebrate and study the saints. </span></div>
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There is a short little book I read years ago about his life that inspired me, it was written from a perspective of letters written to and from him. I can't for the life of me remember the title or author. If you know which book I am talking about please leave a comment!<br />
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I love to color as part of my reflective prayer time. The saint and scripture quotes I make coloring pages for hopefully will help you reflect and ponder the goodness of God.<br />
The popular quote of St. Padre Pio "Pray, hope, and don't worry" is comforting. There is so much in this life to get worked up and worried about. Sometimes we need a little reminder that in our prayers<br />
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Simply save the image below and then you can print it out.<br />
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Aleesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614241579991867697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230135105015956375.post-28977701477066275302019-02-28T21:06:00.003-08:002020-02-11T03:53:54.096-08:00Digital Lent Prints and a Book Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am so excited to share this Lent printable set with you. There are 6 different images in the PDF all sized to and 8x10 image. You can find the link to purchase at the bottom of the post. They are inspired my my new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stood-Mournful-Mother-Weeping-Stations/dp/1798058693/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=stood+the+mournful+mother+weeping&qid=1551416654&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull">Stood the Mournful Mother Weeping: A Simple Stations of the Cross Through Image & Song</a> which was just released on Amazon.<br />
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<br />Aleesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614241579991867697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230135105015956375.post-70730327745474644982018-12-02T23:53:00.000-08:002019-11-27T15:10:39.832-08:00Coffee and Crayons: St. Andrew Christmas Novena Coloring Page<br />
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Well Advent is almost here whether you are ready or not! Here is my annual Advent calendar for the kids. If you have the Activity pack from last year there are no new saints, but I have added additional pages this year: Epiphany, the Holy Family, nativity gift tags, a template letter to Baby Jesus, and the bonus of an updated easy to read St. Andrew's Christmas Novena card. You can pick it up in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/634918365/advent-activity-pack-2018-pdf">Etsy shop here. </a><br />
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1. YES Dec 8th is a Holy Day of Obligation even though it's Saturday. It might be helpful to look at your church's Advent schedule and see what times they have set aside for Mass. If they offer a vigil, going Friday night for Immaculate Conception and then Sunday Morning or afternoon for your Sunday obligation may be a pleasant way to spread it out.<br />
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1. Advent is a time to focus our hearts on Jesus more. If you are not already volunteering and helping find something as a family you can do to help others. Ginny also has an awesome <a href="https://www.notsoformulaic.com/shop/">Works of Mercy printable advent calendar</a> with suggestions for Advent prayer, sacrifice, and service.<br />
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Thousands of moms are getting together online for an exciting conference-- The Pass It On Catholic<br />
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The Pass It On conference with 15 popular presenters will challenge parents to consider what they are<br />
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Celeste Behe and what it means to be truly <b>Chaste </b>by Lisa Mladinich.<br />
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Popular Mom writer, Danielle Bean and everyone’s favorite Holy Land tour guide, Steve Ray give you glimpses inside their family life along with their favorite suggestions for how to pass on <b>Learning</b> and<b> Joy</b> to your children.<br />
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The first step along this path that both parents and children need to cultivate is <b>Prayer</b> , by Heather<br />
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Finally, to help your children along their path to God, you need to pack away <b>Love</b> in the Family , by<br />
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As children get older, they must start to make this journey their own by developing their Teenage Faith , by Michele Houmis and Gabe Lewis. Keith Kiser, adds that giving your children appreciation and experiences of Wonder and Beauty will allow them to always be open to find their way to God.<br />
Join with thousands of other moms as we all consider these weighty matters.<br />
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So I was trying to pick a saint quote for January to illustrate for a free coloring page and I kept coming across St. John Bosco. This quote really stood out to me<i><b><span style="color: #ea9999;"> "Without confidence and love, there can be no true education.</span></b><span style="color: #ea9999;"> <b>If you want to be loved…you must love yourselves, and make your children feel that you love them." -St. John Bosco</b></span></i> I love it because as a momma I need to remember to love myself and above all let that love spill over to my children. How many of us really focus on loving ourselves and by this I mean set time aside to pray & rest<br />
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There are a few other quotes I absolutely love because I think that as a parent I have a special duty to educate my children. And this isn't primarily focusing on a home education although that is something I am appreciative that we can provide. We have the duty to teach our children about God and help them develop a well informed concience.<br />
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Whether you send your children to school or home educate, one hour a week at Religious education is not going to make the cut for a decent Christian education. This is something we need to work on daily and not just squeeze in around the time of Sacraments. Take time to talk to your children about their faith.<br />
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Do you have a child who really soaks things up visually? Well I do, and here in this post I'll share with you some of the videos on Amazon Prime that help enrich our studies. We take full advantage of our Prime account and it is quite amazing all that comes included at no additional cost with a Prime membership! Besides the free shipping we have access to a plethora of videos and music. You can make a play list from Prime Music of classical composers to accompany your day or add videos to your watch list to enrich the subjects you are covering.<br />
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Art:</h3>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Draw-a-Wicked-Witch/dp/B0773FMTVT/ref=sr_1_2?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1515803780&sr=1-2&keywords=art+lessons">Art Time! Learn Drawing and Coloring with Video Tutorial Lessons</a><br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Art-Made-Easy-Discover-History/dp/B008ZN8OAW/ref=sr_1_31?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1515803899&sr=1-31&keywords=art+lessons">Art Made Easy: Let's Discover Art History!</a><br />
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History:</h3>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Erik-Red-Discovery-America/dp/B01K3FHYTG/ref=sr_1_6?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1515802202&sr=1-6&keywords=%22New+Dimension+Media%22">Once Upon a Time... The Explorers </a><br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Egypt-Part-1/dp/B0169ELFGI/ref=sr_1_1_dvt_1_wnzw_btn?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1515804688&sr=1-1&keywords=history+for+kids&autoplay=1">Kid's Animated History with Pipo</a><br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Colonial-America/dp/B01N91C4IK/ref=sr_1_2?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1515804688&sr=1-2&keywords=history+for+kids">American History for Kids </a><br />
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Well would you look at that! This year Valentine's Day falls on Ash Wednesday. How are you supposed to celebrate when you need to be fasting? My kids are in shock that we won't be indulging in candy. I am going to share with you my thoughts with five hopfully helpful tips to navigate this situation.</h3>
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1. Celebrate the night before with a St. Valentine Family Party. This could be blended nicely with a Mardi Gras / Shrove Tuesday celebration. You could make heart shaped pancakes, decorate and exchange cards. I was thinking about putting a little twist on a King cake by using a heart shaped cake pan like this one <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003FSQUEY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B003FSQUEY&linkCode=as2&tag=sacredart-20&linkId=b3938c84d13519cf160d868f4ce0f489" target="_blank">Nordic Ware Elegant Heart Bundt Pan</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=sacredart-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B003FSQUEY" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
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3. Host a St. Valentine Dance the night before. (Great for older kids and the grown ups too)<br />
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2. Just becuase you won't be feasting on Ash Wednesday doesn't meant you can't show a little love in other ways. Showing how you care for others is a great way to prepare for Lent. Doing small acts of kindness for family and friends is perfectly appropriate even making and exchanging cards. This would be a fantastic time to talk about Jesus and how much he loved us by giving His life for us. I have an old post with a <a href="http://life-love-sacred-art.blogspot.com/2015/01/whats-all-this-hype-about-valentins-day.html?m=1">free crucifix Valentine printable here</a>.<br />
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4. While some of the littlest ones may not be fasting, you can put out something simple with lunch or for snack. Cut strawberries in half to look like hearts. Use a heart shaped cookie cutter to cut out hearts from silices of cheese and other veggies or bread. You can cut baby carrots and cherry tomatoes diagonnally and place them together in the shape of a heart.<br />
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What are some of the ways you observe Ash Wednesday? </h3>
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We had a priest once who prefered complete silence after reception of the ashes, this included no gathering afterwards like soup etc. I really like the opportunity to collect in silence, a kind of centering as we enter the Lenten Season. I liked this little tradition and hope to continue with the Ash Wednesday silence as I try to tune out the world and be with God. There of course is only so much tuning out you can do with a bunch of kids, but I plan on making Ash Wednesday a no device kind of day and keep activities down to minimum.<br />
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What does family prayer in your house look like? </h3>
At our place it is kind of broken up through out the day. We try to give our mornings to Jesus with a simple prayer upon waking, then continue with prayer at meal times, usually have a more formal time of family prayer in our living room next to our family prayer space (this is the time we attempt our family rosary or any novenas we are saying), and lastly good night prayers and holy songs while being tucked in.<br />
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<br />Do you have a special prayer space set aside? </h3>
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Ours is strewn around in the family room with the library close by. On an old desk we have angels, a crucifix hanging on the wall, and an image of the Sacred & Immaculate hearts. On another wall we have a large relief sculpture of Mary and Jesus under which all our rosaries hang. I love looking around our home and always being reminded to lift my heart to God when I gaze upon sacred images.<br />
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A Book Review: The Catholic Family Book of Prayers. </h3>
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*I was given a free copy of the book to review in exchange for my honest opinion.<br />
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The Catholic Family Book of Prayers is a Peanut Butter & Grace book published by <a href="https://www.gracewatch.media/">Gracewatch Media</a> and you can easily pick up a copy for your family on Amazon. </h4>
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This is a beautiful prayer book that our family is thrilled to add to our collection. It is packed full of lovely prayers and oragnized so neatly, and the perfect companion for a busy family. I love how the prayers are grouped together and the section on prayers to Our Blessed Mother is so lovely.<br />
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Every family should have a copy of this book of prayers! I reviewed the paperback edition and while it is very well made and of nice quality, I feel like getting the hardback book becuase I am envisioning daily use! I am drooling over the special handbound book edition available through the <a href="https://www.gracewatch.media/">Gracewatch Media</a> website!!!<br />
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<br /><span style="color: #ea9999;">Check out these other great reviews of The Catholic Family Book of Prayers from:</span></h4>
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<a href="https://lifeineverylimb.com/2017/12/17/praying-as-a-family/">Life in Every Limb</a></h4>
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This year we wrote letters to Baby Jesus on the Eve of St. Nicholas Day. Even though that day has passed, any time during Advent is a great time to write a letter to Baby Jesus and ask for the intercession of St. Nicholas. Here are three helpful tips:<br />
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1. Praise. For a little kid this may be: Good Baby Jesus you are so awesome! </h3>
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<br />2. Petition. Tell Jesus about the things in life you love/desire and also the prayers you have for others.</h3>
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3. Thank. Thank Jesus for his goodness and for listing to the things on your heart. </h3>
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Of course your letter doesn't have to look like that but it's a great formula for prayer to cultivate in little ones.<br />
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<br />This is a busy time of year! There is a lot going on. So what are the things your family loves to do to help keep the focus on "you know who"? The who that this season is all based around, Jesus our king, the one we patiently anticipate!</h2>
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I am jumping ahead here with and text above becuase it's fitting for today, the Feast of Christ the King. Jesus should be the joy of all our hearts and I pray this advent we can all focus on the coming of Christ our King.<br />
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Here are a few ways my family likes to prepare in Advent and they may also help you celebrate.</span></h3>
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1. Make prayer a priority this Advent. You can do simple daily prayer and a great way to do that is with the St. Andrew Novena starting on Nov 30th and ending at Christmas. Also saying prayers when you light your advent candle or praying the O Antiphons the week leading up to Christmas.<br />
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2. Decorate and set up an Advent wreath with candles. Now is a great time to decorate but maybe instead of getting all the Christmas things out, you could bring out the greenery and use purples and pinks for Advent.<br />
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3. Find little ways to keep your focus on Jesus with caring for others. There are many ways your family can serve others this season. <span style="color: #a2c4c9;">Check out this cute <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/481438990/abigail-the-altruism-angel">Advent Angel printable</a> I have that is a little game to play to pass the time away</span><br />
<span style="color: #a2c4c9;">‘till baby Jesus comes to you. </span><br />
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4. Celebrate the saints during Advent. A great way to focus on Jesus is getting to know the friends who loved him so!<br />
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5. Who doesn't love some Christmas music? Well, there are quite a few seasonal songs that focus on anticipating Christ's arrival instead of jumping the gun and celebrating it, like O Come Oh come Emmanuel. I have an Advent playlist going on Amazon Prime and with prime you get to listen to loads of free music. Well one list is just a bunch of different versions of O Come O Come Emmanuel!!!<br />
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Some resources for you:<br />
<a href="http://life-love-sacred-art.blogspot.com/2017/11/advent-is-short-this-year-folks-free.html?m=1">My Annual FREE Advent Calendar</a><br />
<a href="http://life-love-sacred-art.blogspot.com/2016/11/free-printable-st-andrew-christmas.html?m=1">St. Andrew Christmas Novena Printable</a><br />
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<br />Aleesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614241579991867697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230135105015956375.post-50692744357061704452017-11-18T23:52:00.003-08:002017-11-19T00:09:13.001-08:00Advent is Short This Year Folks! {FREE Advent Calendar and a Giveaway too}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">For the past few years I have put out a free Advent Calendar and this year is no exception. </span>I love offering this to all of you and I pray it helps to plan a meaningful Advent for your little ones. We have a short season this year, the 4th Sunday of Advent is Christmas Eve!! </h2>
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What are some special things you love to do during this season? Over here we are big on St. Nicholas day, lighting our Advent candles, and praying the O Antiphons. I have a super cute Advent Activity Pack available that includes the FREE calendar plus coloring pages, holy cards, O Antiphon ornaments, and more. You can find the Activity Pack in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/saongjai">Etsy shop</a>, over at <a href="https://peterssquare.com/shops/saongjai/">Peter's Square</a>, or <span id="goog_206886854"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/">Catholic Mommy Blogs</a> <span id="goog_206886855"></span>.</h4>
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<br />For a Very limited time you can even get my Advent Activity Pack as part of the <a href="https://transactions.sendowl.com/stores/8100/48098">Catholic Mom Bundle</a> (available the week of Nov 19-26th) that includes many other awesome resources relevant to mothers and the Advent season! (<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody _1n4g">Affiliate link. I could get a commission if you buy through the Catholic Mom Bundle link</span></span> )</h2>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">The giveaway starts November 19th, ends November 26th and is open to anyone. </span>So, I am giving away 3 items. #1: prize bundle of Advent Activity Pack PDF, a cool large purple kids Rosary, and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/SaongJai/listing/481438990/abigail-the-altruism-angel?utm_source=Copy&utm_medium=ListingManager&utm_campaign=Share&utm_term=so.lmsm&share_time=1511077709902">Abigail the Angel PDF</a> (a cute little angel you can print and cut out to hide all over with little prompts for doing good deeds) #2: Advent Activity Pack PDF and the last prize #3: Abigail the Angel PDF.</h3>
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