Welcome folks to this artists blog. Today is Tuesday and I know I like to keep my spiritual sharing, when ever possible to a fish on friday blog, but having looked up who`s saints day it is today, I feel compelled to share it with you. So for those of you who are interested be sure to look at the end of this blog.
Boxing clever? err nope but boxing creatively!
YES...
First I should like to thank my Mum for giving five good boxes for me to cover. Thanks Mum.
Here below are some already done.
Above is a box that we can, if it was viewed from a slightly different direction, see through. I thought that one way the boxes may be installed is as a wall where people can not see over but can see through! I also want to have them in a block in the middle of a room or gallery.
Looking through this box we can partially see Maisy the mooch`s head!
Below in the corner of the door frame we can see - albeit not very well - one of my sculptures of a green man gargoyle head. It has big pointy ears and leaves growing from its mouth.
I thought I would share this piece on St Benjamin, below. It shows the contrast between those who claim to be followers of The Way, but do not act like it and those who follow The Way. The Bishop was not following any Christian creed or duty that I know of and yet a Deacon who is lower in church hierarchy has been made a saint for his example of the duty to preach Christ.
St. Benjamin, Martyr (Feast Day - March 31) The Christians in Persia
had enjoyed twelve years of peace during the reign of Isdegerd, son of
Sapor III, when in 420 it was disturbed by the indiscreet zeal of Abdas, a Christian Bishop who burned the Temple of Fire, the great sanctuary of the Persians. King Isdegerd threatened to destroy all the churches of the Christians unless the Bishop would rebuild it.
As Abdas refused to comply, the threat was executed; the churches were demolished, Abdas himself was put to death, and a general persecution began which lasted forty years. Isdegerd died in 421, but his son and successor, Varanes, carried on the persecution with great fury. The Christians were submitted to the most cruel tortures.
Among those who suffered was St. Benjamin, a Deacon, who had been imprisoned a year for his Faith. At the end of this period, an ambassador of the Emperor of Constantinople obtained his release on condition that he would never speak to any of the courtiers about religion.
St. Benjamin, however, declared it was his duty to preach Christ and that he could not be silent. Although he had been liberated on the agreement made with the ambassador and the Persian authorities, he would not acquiesce in it, and neglected no opportunity of preaching. He was again apprehended and brought before the king. The tyrant ordered that reeds should be thrust in between his nails and his flesh and into all the tenderest parts of his body and then withdrawn. After this torture had been repeated several times, a knotted stake was inserted into his bowels to rend and tear him. The martyr expired in the most terrible agony about the year 424.
To think that I sometimes feel I have a hard time with this brain injury I received at the time of my late wife's suicide! What some of the Saints have gone through is sometimes hard to even comprehend and unimaginable to conceive that we could bear such a trial. Yet maybe if the occasion necessitates it then The Holy Spirit would empower us to do His will!
This is the end of todays blog and I thank those of you my wonderful brothers and sisters who visited my work today. Hope you enjoyed it and realize it is, as am I, a work in progress. Blessings upon you.
Your sincere brother artist and spiritual being, Peter.
Boxing clever? err nope but boxing creatively!
YES...
First I should like to thank my Mum for giving five good boxes for me to cover. Thanks Mum.
I will get to start one of these in a day or so.
Here below are some already done.
Two very similar views of same box.
Below in the corner of the door frame we can see - albeit not very well - one of my sculptures of a green man gargoyle head. It has big pointy ears and leaves growing from its mouth.
I thought I would share this piece on St Benjamin, below. It shows the contrast between those who claim to be followers of The Way, but do not act like it and those who follow The Way. The Bishop was not following any Christian creed or duty that I know of and yet a Deacon who is lower in church hierarchy has been made a saint for his example of the duty to preach Christ.
As Abdas refused to comply, the threat was executed; the churches were demolished, Abdas himself was put to death, and a general persecution began which lasted forty years. Isdegerd died in 421, but his son and successor, Varanes, carried on the persecution with great fury. The Christians were submitted to the most cruel tortures.
Among those who suffered was St. Benjamin, a Deacon, who had been imprisoned a year for his Faith. At the end of this period, an ambassador of the Emperor of Constantinople obtained his release on condition that he would never speak to any of the courtiers about religion.
St. Benjamin, however, declared it was his duty to preach Christ and that he could not be silent. Although he had been liberated on the agreement made with the ambassador and the Persian authorities, he would not acquiesce in it, and neglected no opportunity of preaching. He was again apprehended and brought before the king. The tyrant ordered that reeds should be thrust in between his nails and his flesh and into all the tenderest parts of his body and then withdrawn. After this torture had been repeated several times, a knotted stake was inserted into his bowels to rend and tear him. The martyr expired in the most terrible agony about the year 424.
To think that I sometimes feel I have a hard time with this brain injury I received at the time of my late wife's suicide! What some of the Saints have gone through is sometimes hard to even comprehend and unimaginable to conceive that we could bear such a trial. Yet maybe if the occasion necessitates it then The Holy Spirit would empower us to do His will!
This is the end of todays blog and I thank those of you my wonderful brothers and sisters who visited my work today. Hope you enjoyed it and realize it is, as am I, a work in progress. Blessings upon you.
Your sincere brother artist and spiritual being, Peter.
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