I'm chewing on this one. There are some ideas I've never considered. Thank you! When I think of study and creativity, I definitely have some thoughts. I have not been able to "study" in the traditional sense for some time. Instead I carry with me Scriptures that are meaningful to me in healing and in my life right now. And I have to say that Scripture is more meaningful to me than it has ever been. Then creativity. I think of simply using our imagination, a gift God gave us. Somewhere along the way, we grow up and get serious and leave that gift behind. One of the most beautiful things I have experienced in healing is a return to using my imagination—to the child-like gift of wonder.
In the art world, a “study” is a noun - breaking down the final composition into focus pieces. I’m enjoying thinking about the two definitions of study together!
Some beautiful similarities between an academic study of scripture, and creating an artistic study.
If I was a writer, I would dive right into this! However, my paints are calling…
I'm chewing on this one. There are some ideas I've never considered. Thank you! When I think of study and creativity, I definitely have some thoughts. I have not been able to "study" in the traditional sense for some time. Instead I carry with me Scriptures that are meaningful to me in healing and in my life right now. And I have to say that Scripture is more meaningful to me than it has ever been. Then creativity. I think of simply using our imagination, a gift God gave us. Somewhere along the way, we grow up and get serious and leave that gift behind. One of the most beautiful things I have experienced in healing is a return to using my imagination—to the child-like gift of wonder.
In the art world, a “study” is a noun - breaking down the final composition into focus pieces. I’m enjoying thinking about the two definitions of study together!
Some beautiful similarities between an academic study of scripture, and creating an artistic study.
If I was a writer, I would dive right into this! However, my paints are calling…