Holy Week at RMC-Part 1

Holy Week 2009 Prayer Art Gallery

Here is a view of the RMC Fellowship Hall set up for the Prayer Art Gallery Opening for Holy Week. We premiered the Gallery on Sunday night of Holy Week. These different pieces of art were contributed by various congregation members to show different ways they have used art to pray and be in conversation with God.



This beautiful painting by Kathy Reece is of an old farmhouse in the NC mountains.



These are Mandalas that were colored by our Monday Night and Tuesday Morning Prayer Groups. The different colors and patterns allowed our hands to be busy while our minds focus on God.


Here are more Mandalas and also Hand Mandalas (using one's hand as a stencil for creating patterns to color).



Here are different Photographic images, some including prayer texts, that explore art and prayer. The right 5 images are a study of St. Francis of Assisi's various prayers (See more on Holy Week at RMC-Part 2 post).



These are Text Illuminations focusing on the verse "I Am The Bread of Life" from John.



These are Watercolor Play and Scribble Drawings. Both of these art forms allow the hand to be busy and the mind to focus on God. They also allow us to play with color and patterns to see what we might see within the art prayers. The top Scribble drawing had a cross pattern appear that brought out new prayers as it was created.


Here, Christine Wall, Mae Marshall, and Diana Bordeaux gather around the Refreshment table getting everything finalized for the Gallery premiere!