Comments
- "I appreciate the way you make your art display a worship experience by sharing your spiritual journey."
- "Beautiful Powerpoint presentation. Your artwork is truly inspiring."
- "Thank you for your ministry, it was very reflective and powerful."
- "Julie had an amazing impact on our congregation with her unique style of worship and art. Many individuals are visual, so to be part of a service that offered so much visual art connected to scripture was inspiring."
Art and Soul - Retreats, Worship Services, and Exhibitions
God is My Refuge - Exhibition and/or Worship Service
Julie's "God is My Refuge" Series was a year in the making. It grew out of her study of the Hebrew words translated Refuge or Stronghold in the Old Testament. There are seven different Hebrew words and six concern our relationship with God. In the exhibition, Julie has brought together paintings, scripture and meditations with her own paraphrased definitions of these six Hebrew words. There are 10 paintings in all, one or two for each of the words. Several churches have combined the exhibition with a worship service. The service is about an hour long and includes worship music and a power-point presentation which combines the paintings, the Hebrew words, scripture readings, reading of the meditations, and songs of worship.
Weekend Retreats (Can also be done as 1 day retreats)
"Art, Vocabulary for the Soul": Exploring spiritual formation through pictorial art using watercolors. God, our creator, invites us to co-create with him and to discover more of him and ourselves through creativity. This weekend workshop focuses on using pictorial art and watercolors as part of our conversation with God, part of our seeking him and responding to him. The workshop is for everyone--from beginners to skilled artists, all who are interested in exploring spiritual formation through pictorial art.
"God is My Refuge": Exploring what it means to see God as our refuge, through reflection, story, journaling and creative expression. Retreat Sessions will include some teaching, discussion and personal sharing, time for reflection and journaling, and time for creative expression – painting, poetry, story writing.