His Body Bread and His Blood Wine? (Polly Preaching #10)
We can do what Jesus requires of us by degrees, with loads of ongoing divine help.
Polly Castor
Using a Viewfinder for Small Vignettes from a Magazine (Sketchbook Ideas #3)
Try this exercise and I think your find it not only fun, but skill enhancing. It also encourages an expanding compositional sense.
Roasted Red Pepper Sauce and Parmesan Chicken Chunks (Recipe)
This is my husband’s newest favorite thing.
Can We? (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Can we throw inertia off? Can we figure out what we want? Can we chunk it down and start? Can we get moving towards it?
Recent Pages in my Bible Lesson Journal
Check out my notes in this post, of the ideas that struck me as most needing to be contemplated in the recent weeks.
Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with Fruit, Gorgonzola, and Brown Butter Walnuts (Recipe)
This salad is welcome as something different, fresh, healthy, and delicious.
Beannacht (Poem by John O’Donohue)
On the day when the weight deadens on your shoulders and you stumble, may the clay dance to balance you…
Silence Your Inner Critic
This attitude is like a non-stick pan for the inner critic; it slides right off, with no residual effect.
Pray Like a Gourmet (Book Review)
It is no surprise that I’d love the fusion between creativity and spirituality, but our whole book group loved this book too, and said they will continue to refer to it in the future
Choose the Path with Heart (Carlos Casteneda Quote)
I warn you. Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary…
I Got an Honorable Mention in this Pastel Society Show
It was good to see everyone again after two years!
God and I Thrive (A New Short Poem by Polly Castor)
God and I can’t imagine life without each other.
Recommended Sketchbook Supplies (Sketchbook Ideas #2)
Many of you asked also for me to link to supplies, because you want to follow along and try the exercises I do. I’m delighted! So here you are.
My Private Hideout in the Sun-drenched Forest (New Painting in Pastel)
Here is is my hideout in the woods, with the sun streaming in, surrounded by vibrancy, color, and all of nature singing.
Bits and Clips for March 2022
I hope you are inspired, motivated, intrigued, or educated by the many paintings, photographs, poems, podcasts, videos, memes, and articles in this post:
Jumpstarting a Sketchbook Practice (Sketchbook Ideas #1)
I hope you’ll sketch a bit alongside me, and we’ll se where it goes.