THANK YOU for being a part of the conversation

"undercurrent" 

32x84 mixed media on brown paper

c. 2014 Lisa Marten

I want to take this moment to thank everyone who has encouraged, supported, followed, promoted, donated to, come alongside, prayed for, and followed my blogposts on my art ministry trips. This traveling artist feels completely blessed and overwhelmed with love by all of you. I couldn't do what I'm doing out there without you. You are just as much a part of these trips as I am. Thank you for being a part of the conversation. 

You see I really do believe that creativity is a language that transcends  all other languages, all nations, cultures, and borders. It's a language we all share...it's the language of our Creator. It may look or sound a bit different depending upon where we live and who we are, and some of us might be a bit rusty at first engagement, but it's a language that we all speak. 

Creativity is like a conversation. There are conversations going on all the time. Conversations with the people and the work of their hands, with people and  God, with people and nature, with people and humankind, with people and self.  Creativity allows me to come alongside others and enter into the conversations that are already happening with them. I love listening to the conversations (it's an honor, a sacred thing). If I'm invited into the conversations this brings about collaboration. Collaboration is an invitation to the sharing of ideas and it's a huge part of building relationship. I believe humankind is a relational people.  We need each other.  I believe we were created that way by a creative God who is all about relationship with us. And I believe we've been given creativity as a language to relate to each other with.  When we connect into the conversation through creativity and allow for collaboration, we are helping to build community together and this helps foster relationship.  And the walls become invisible between us. 

And I believe there's a conversation going on around this big beautiful world of ours that has been initiated by our Creator. It's a conversation that connects directly to our hearts. I believe that when we allow ourselves to listen in...when we 're open to entering into the conversation with others through creativity...we can hear the heart of God for each of us. And that heart speaks LOVE. 

Thank you for being a part of the conversation.

Let's keep painting on people's lives together. 

Much Aloha to you.

More art travels to come.