Handlettering

One of the easiest ways to hand letter anything is to outline the downward stroke.

I watched a YouTube video to see how

Special Needs Homeschooling: Art and Literature

This piece of artwork is a treasure to me.

You see my daughter has Down Syndrome and the fact that she was able to look at this picture and bring it to conception is wonderful!!!

I love it!!

The book is entitled, Baby Sea Otter by Betty Tatham.  It is illustrated by Joan Paley.

I love books that have unique artwork and this is one of those kinds of books.

What kind of books do you use for reading with your children?
Do you use books with pictures?  If so, do you allow them to draw pictures from the book?
If you use books with no pictures, do you allow your child to draw what they have read?

Having a place for paper and markers (or any drawing apparatus) make drawing pictures from the book easy and fun.

We have a separate table for painting and this is where she did her drawing.

And I think she enjoyed this!  I know I certainly enjoyed seeing her draw it!

We read the book at her work table which also serves as my desk.

Creating art is a great way to foster a love for reading!


Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read...  -Isaiah 34:16

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Using Copic Markers for the First Time

Since starting this blog, I have learned about calligraphy pens, crocheting, and copic markers just to mention a few of the artful things that I am learning.  Art encompasses so much.

I discovered that copic markers are the markers used for things like cartoons, greeting cards and animation movies.

The colors are vibrant and rich.  When used with other Copic markers, your art becomes almost life-like.

So what do I find today at Michael's Arts and Craft Store?  You guessed it! Copic Markers!

Today I picked up four.  I will get more later.  They were $7.99 each.

Being into art with this much focus is going to take some getting used to as far as spending money on materials.

I am looking at everything I purchase these days as an investment into developing my artistic side.

When I got home, I used one of my daughter's watercolor paintings to kinda outline and highlight and just kinda figure out the Copic Markers.

What I discovered was, the markers have two usable ends.

Actually the tips of the markers are called nibs.

One end is called the Super Brush and the other end is called Medum Broad.

This was my first attempt with these markers and all I can say is "I like!!!"

Are you familiar with copic markers?  If so, have you created anything with them?

Let me know in the comment section.

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.. -James 4:8

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4 Tips on How to draw Bible Verses

If you have been following this blog for awhile, then you know that I love art and I love the Bible! That combo is happy happy for me.  I just need to add a little disclaimer that I am not perfect.

Okay so now that it's clear that I am not perfect here, I am going to tell you how I come up with ideas to draw along with a Bible verse.

Well, the first thing I do before reading the Bible is pray.

After that, I read the verse.  And usually when I read the verse, a word will stand out that I can draw. Take for instance chapter 13 of 1 Corinthians.  That chapter is about love.  When I think of love, I see hearts.

So I draw that one word that stands out.  In this case, it's hearts.  So, I draw hearts.

Then the verse goes on through telling what love is.  So, I add what love is beside each heart and voila a little artwork.

Let me demonstrate with another verse.  Let's take this verse in Isaiah:

Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.


So, this verse talks about high places.  Well, when I think of high places, I think of various things and also various situations.  Have you ever heard someone say "Take the high road".  I think of stuff like that as well.

But in this case, I was trying to scribble out a hot air balloon one night.  While I was trying to figure out how to make a hot air balloon, this verse in Isaiah came to mind so I wrote it at the bottom of the drawing.

So sometimes I can be drawing and a verse will come to my mind as well.

And there are times when I don't draw pictures, but just write a little summation of the verse.  You can see more of those summations here and here.

I hope this post helps you on your artful journey!

Here is a brief recap of  How to Draw Bible Verses:
1. Pray
2. Choose a word that stands out to you and draw that.
3. Draw a picture first and think of a verse to go along with that.
4. Write a summation of the verse in calligraphy or hand lettering.

Try it!  And let me know how it works for you!

Happy Drawing!

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Drawing Proverbs

Happy New Year Everyone!

One of the things that I do when a new month rolls in is read the book of Proverbs.  Since the book of Proverbs has 31 chapters, I try to read a chapter a day.

When I read chapter 1 on January 1 of this year,  I doodled out some hand type and a few flowers.  I liked it.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. -Proverbs 1:7

I also thought about Proverbs 31 and my love of yarn and crocheting.  And I doodled out a wool and flax hand lettering ball of yarn drawing.

She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. -Proverbs 31:13

And life always challenges me to trust the Lord. 

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
-Proverbs 3:5

So as this month progresses, I want to draw/hand letter/hand type more verses from Proverbs and hopefully create a few to go in my etsy shop.

What are some of your artgul inspiration goals this year?

Be artful!

Stay tuned for an artful inspiration year in 2015!

May God bless you as you seek Him.

Do you like to draw scripture?

Let me know in the comment section.

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Music is Art - Teaching the 10 Commandments

While looking through some Christmas photos from awhile back, I came across a Christmas program that my children participated in at our church

In this day and age it is critical to teach our children the ten commandments.   I would  even venture to say that we adults would benefit from reading them.

Songs are a wonderful way to commit to memory God's Word.

You could even create your own tune!

Exodus 24:12 And the Lord said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.

What are some ways that you teach the 10 Commandments to your children?

Let me know in the comment section.

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Day 6 - Consider the Ant

I drew this picture awhile back.  I actually got the idea from a book that my youngest daughter has.  I liked the picture and thought the verse in Proverbs went well with it.

So the art lover in me drew it and hung it up in the house!

Simple powerpacked verse.

Have you ever seen ants in the summer? They are everywhere.  But when the fall comes they have their homes all made and you don't see them again until the next summer.

Great counsel for life. ...prepare.  and prepare some more.

Proverbs 6:6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

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