This month we get to hear from the inspiring Jessie Nilo, founder of God Loves Art! Today we get to hear about her journey from a lonely artist sitting in a pew to developer of an art ministry that transformed a church to a ministry that expands prison walls to touch hearts. Plus we get a sneak peek into her journal and the Blind Contour drawing exercise that brought peace to her soul on a very difficult day. We're going to dig more into Blind Contour and Semi-Blind Contour Drawing during our Transformative Studio Time this month. Hope you'll join us.
To gain access to helpful links and other ideas for putting the healing power of art into practice in your life, head on over to Patreon and check out the \"Art Ministry beyond the church walls\" post for May 19, 2025. If you want to watch the interview, click here.
We'd love to hear from you about your thoughts on this episode and how you can start to bridge the gap you feel and accept the invitation to combine your art and faith.
If you want to be inspired to dive into scripture with art making, check out Encounters in Colour 2025. It's FREE for the week of June 2-8 and each of the 7 artists focuses on a different verse and style of art journaling to help you encounter God in a new way. I'm teaching a lesson on Ezekiel 37's dry bones. Hope you'll join us and invite a friend too! If you purchase the Encounters in Colour Library you'll gain access to all the lessons (14) from 2024 and 2025 for a full year! Hope you'll join us and invite a friend too!
The How to CARE book is another great resource for how you can support people during difficult times with art. The website is being updated with new resources and I'm working on a workbook companion to the book as well :)
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