To Be Artsy At Work

I have been blessed with a summer job which allows me to at least contribute a bit to my art school adventure. Blessings sometimes come in disguise. I would lie if I would tell you that I love this job. Being a cashier at a big grocery store makes you feel rather like a robot than anything else. It has been a great place to learn about life and relationships and certainly grew mine with God in very special ways. But anyways, since the families are all on vacation now, the stores are not as busy as usual, which allowed me to get creative with the receipts that customers don't want to take home. So I hope you enjoy my little recycling art works, I certainly did enjoy making them. If you got a dull situation, flavour it with your passion, your finger print, it creates beautiful things.

Made To Sail

 

A ship in harbor is safe—but that is not what ships were built for.

 

As I am heading off to a new adventure in a few weeks time, it definitely feels like getting my little and still rather inexperienced sailboat tossing myself into a yet unknown ocean, where there are sea creatures to be fought, storms to be faced, waves to be resisted and maybe even some Sirens wailing to be ignored. Someone told me once to take everything that I encounter as an exciting adventure where I can experience God's goodness and grace in completely new ways. When I think of the fact that I won't be on my own, that I will have a Veteran on board, an experienced Captain who will take over control every time I lose it (which will be most of the time) and that I know the One who is able to calm the seas and storms if necessary, it truly gets exciting. Where else will we find the wind of freedom blowing through our hair, the fresh breath of life wafting around us, the beauty of a star lit night and glorious dawn in its purest form whispering to us the secrets and mysteries of life and beyond?

The humans live in time, and experience reality successively. To experience much of it, therefore, they must experience many different things; in other words, they must experience change. - The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

What is your adventure? Get the sails ready, clean the decks, it's time to jump into the rest of your life.

Into Whimsical Woods

 I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as we enjoyed our little adventure in the woods.

Cardboard Arcade

Caine's Arcade from Nirvan Mullick on Vimeo.

What an inspiring story! Limiting our imagination is considered as adult, but I wonder if we are not missing out on something if we lose our ability to dream big and to find creative ways to achieve them.

Sound of Silence

 

Sometimes silence got more to say than sound. 

Taken by myself around Capernwray Hall, England

Love costs Everything

"Love Costs Everything" Trailer from CIY Move on Vimeo.

Well, this time something less enjoyable but all the more inspiring and beautiful. May we be reminded of the immense worth that we have found in our relationship with God and may we be encouraged to be bold and passionate in our faith. It may be costly but more than worth it. I pray that we won't forget our brothers and sisters in Christ who suffer incredibly for their faith and that we will be praying with them for transformation through the gospel in their countries. And in ours.

And people say to me: "Why are you not scared?" and I say: "Because perfect love casts out all fear."

An appropriate frame

If you try to exhibit art at a gallery, you will soon find how important it is to have an appropriate frame or way of presentation. A bulky frame could destroy the beauty of an intricate piece of art and a thin frame might weaken a strongly expressive one, as it might look rather ridiculous. The frame has a great impact on the art work when exhibited. A good frame should not distract but rather enhance the art work.
It is always a good reminder that we are only the frame for God's awesome work in and through our lives let alone His glorious character. But since we are, doesn't an amazing painting deserve the best frame possible? A frame worthy of the painting yet humble enough to underline the master piece instead of trying to compete with it. As it says in Philippians 1:27 we should conduct ourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel. Anyways I think it is great to know that we are not the master piece but still can contribute to its presentation :) May we become the best frame possible. May we become the best version of ourselves by God's grace.