This collection is ongoing. There will be multiple parts and phases each one as important as the last. It is a personal journey through art and faith. It's a long story but i'm grateful to tell it.

​There were a lot of moments where I found myself praying for so many things. I prayed for success, for financial security, for patience, for time to pass slowly and to pass quickly.

I’d get frustrated if I didn’t see immediate results. I’d wonder why I didn’t have any answers. Recently, this was the case about painting. I wasn’t making and creating the way I thought I wanted to be. I didn’t feel satisfied. I didn’t feel worthy. I was lost.

I changed my surroundings and begrudgingly sat down to paint. I was so frustrated with how I’d been doing I chose this time not to think about what I was doing. I gave up any connection to the work, I didn’t plan what I wanted it to say, I had no idea what was going to happen.

In her book, Walking On Water, Madeleine L’Engle says, “when the work takes over, then the artist is enabled to get out of the way, not to interfere. When the work takes over, then, the artists listens.” These pieces took on lives of their own that I can only credit to God. I surrendered myself to the work. I took myself out of the way and I listened to the colors and the textures. I listened to the movements and let them dictate what would be said.

My hope is through these messages of patience, hope, peace and trust that I’ve received, all of you may also, for a moment, quiet the chaos in your mind, let go and listen.