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During 2020,
when COVID-19 kept
many from greeting others
and ‘passing the peace’
in traditional ways,
Sojourn Arts
hosted a
collaborative art
project through
the mail
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Each artist
starts a panel
and then mails it
to the next person
,
and also receives a
half-finished panel
from another
artist
.
I’m grateful to be
one of the 100 artists
who participated
!!!
Here’s a link
to the online
exhibition
:
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The Pieces
I contributed to
:
#60
I received a blank 8×10 panel
with a pre-addressed mailer
.
Here’s the
‘Hovering Halos’
sketch I forwarded
to the next artist,
Joseph Sabel
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Joseph
added to it
and mailed the
completed artwork
back to Michael at
Sojourn Arts
:
Pass the Piece
#60
Jack Olson and Joseph Sabel
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#62
Barbara sent me a
colored drawing of three
angels in the upper right
corner of her panel
…
I added to it
:
Pass the Piece
#62
Barbara Bjelland and Jack Olson
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When I saw her angels,
it got me wondering
…
Are angels still around
?
Now that we have the
capability to invite the
Holy Spirit into our life,
are angels still at work
?
Are they speaking to us
?
If an angel was speaking
to me, would I know it
?
What if they are,
and I’m not
hearing
???
That gave me the
idea of seeing empty
“speech bubbles”
.
I’m a little worried that
my contribution to this
piece will be percieved
as a negative statement
about the spiritual world,
but I didn’t intend that
.
Barbara
just got me
thinking about it
.
Thanks, Barbara
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Each of the
contributing artists
recieved a bound copy
of ‘Pass the Piece’ with
all 100 artworks
printed in
color
.
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Thanks to
Sojourn Arts
Michael Winters
and betterworld for
managing such a worthy
and meaningful project
…
We’ve found this
project to be a great
encouragement in light
of what individuals can
create together
.
We hope you’re
encouraged, too
.
Peace be with you
.
– Micheal Winters
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ADDENDUM
I kept thinking about
one of the designs above,
and decided to make a
stained glass window
out of it
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