Give-Aways

As is the usual practice, I have been asked on several occasions to produce and donate small works of art to be used in silent auctions or to be given away at art receptions. The challenge to a collage artist is to make a statement using only a few pieces of paper, instead of the sometimes hundreds of individual images that go into a larger piece. Below are a few examples of 4" x 6" give-aways mounted on plywood and created for a 2011 show.

Vessels of the Lord

I Kings 7:48-50 describes the gold vessels that were made to furnish the Solomon's Temple.  These vessels figure prominently later on in the Book of Daniel. Daniel 1:2 recounts how King Nebuchadnezzar conquered Judah and brought these vessels to "the treasury of his gods." That is not the end of their story, however, since these same vessels reappear in Daniel 5 where they are used by King Belshazzar as part of a feast celebrating the Babylonian gods. As a result, he receives the "handwriting on the wall" and is killed that very night.

Give Thanks

"So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God." (I Corinthians 10:31)

Shaken Not Stirred

The allusion is not just to James Bond but also to Amos 9:9--"For lo, I will command, and shake the house of Israel among all the nations as one shakes with a sieve, but no pebble shall fall to the ground."

Mansion or Menagerie?

This is my favorite image in this group. Isaiah 13:19-22 foretells the future devastation of the grand city of Babylon, which will become the habitation of wild animals and demons.