August Art

1) This Thursday evening August 1st from 5pm-9pm you can find me and my art in the parking lot next to 10 Barrel Brewery downtown Boise as part of their First Thursday event featuring local artists and live music. 

I will have some of my mixed media paintings on display/for sale and will be creating a painting live. 

10 Barrel Brewery
826 West Bannock Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
www.10barrel.com 

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• 2) Next Tuesday evening August 6th from 5:30pm-8:30pm you can find me and my art at The Coffee Studio in Meridian for the Opening Reception to my art show as I'll be featured for the month of August. 
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• I will have some of my mixed media paintings on display/for sale and will be revealing my new 12 piece mixed media interactive journey series. I will also be creating a painting live to the live music of singer/songwriter Janet Lund and singer Molly Ellis. 
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• The Coffee Studio
• 6360 Saguaro Hills Suite 100,
• Meridian, Idaho 83646
• www.coffeestudiomeridian.com 
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• 3) During the first 2 weeks of August I've been hired to paint a wall mural in a small bookstore, The Book Cellar at Vineyard Boise. This time, instead of imagery from books or movies, I've been commissioned to paint an original "Marten". I'll be recreating my mixed media series I've done on cardboard of "Fill Me Up", "Sing Over Me", "Rain Down On Me" as a wall mural in latex house paints, adding in some changes to make them unique to the people and place. 
• Feel free to stop by, check out the bookstore and see me while I paint during business hours Tues-Fri both weeks.
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• The Book Cellar
• Vineyard Boise
• 4950 N. Bradley St.
• Boise, Idaho 83714
• www.vineyardboise.org 
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Marten Evergreen performs "Love Much Love Well"

 

 

Here is video of the full Marten Evergreen performance of "Love Much Love Well" performed live at The Meridian Summer Arts Festival on June 29, 2013.

 

Performers: Lukas Evergreen, Lisa Marten, Krysta Nebeker, Caid Jones, Travis Nelson

Music: violin interludes-Caid Jones, first movement-"Tomorrow, in a year" a Darwin electro opera, second movement-"Alive" Adrian Lux.
Poem: original piece written & performed by Travis Nelson
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Intro: Lukas Evergreen & Lisa Marten creating our backdrop representing Marten Evergreen

Violin Interlude: Caid Jones

First Movement: Lisa Marten, Krysta Nebeker, Lukas Evergreen, Caid Jones
this depicts when we experience disconnection & hurt & pain in relationships

Transition: Poem by Travis Nelson storytelling about 2 people's journey to find love

Second Movement: Krysta Nebeker, Lukas Evergreen, Lisa Marten
this depicts when we experience connection & unity, favoring each other in relationships

Artist Statement: (this isn't the full statement, just a summary)
Journey with us into the obstacles of relational battles as we explore the ruts and roots of love found and love lost. Pop culture and spiritual leaders today are doing a very good job of telling us to love...but are you loving well? Are you investing love with your soul? Do you truly give "shirt of the back" kind of love? Are you dancing in front of the people in your life? ...or behind them? ...or along with them? For those who have been victims of the abuse of love, are you able to reach out to yourself or others with grace to forgive? This performance is not an answer to how to love well, but it is meant to be a launching point for discussion and conversation (individually and communally) about the need for all of us to learn to not only love much but love well.

 

 

 

Creating Art at a Nation-wide Conference

I just got back from one of the most incredible trips I've ever taken art related! I had the opportunity to travel with 4 other art ministers from our VineArts ministry at Vineyard Boise to present art ministry to the National Vineyard USA "All In" Conference in Anaheim, California.

We road tripped down to southern California from Boise, Idaho carrying easels, canvas, art & paint supplies, power tools & lumber. We collaboratively painted live during worship sessions at the conference for 3500 pastors, missionaries, leaders, teachers, musicians, youth & children who attended from Vineyard churches all over the United States. 

During the live painting sessions we created 7 separate paintings that we constructed together into one giant art installation piece. The piece became an 11 foot tall Celtic Cross. Our team  of 5 (plus 2 others) spent 6 months praying, collaborating, planning, and prepping for the piece that would speak to the Vineyard USA churches and to the entire Body of Christ.

We also provided art tables for people to create pictures during the final worship session. And we joined together with the art ministers at Indianapolis Vineyard to provide tables where people could come and get prayed for by our art ministers and receive a creative word or picture.

This kind of art & creativity had never been presented or provided before at one of these bi-annual conferences. It was a huge privilege to be asked to do this kind of work. We were approached by many people letting us know how much they were connecting with the presence of the art & creativity in that kind of setting. This was also a great launching point to talk about art ministry with people representing hundreds of churches throughout the United States.

To read a detailed description of the artwork we created and our artist statement and see photos & video of us creating live, click here: 
The Lonely Art Minister
to go to the blogpost titled:
"All In (Art we made at the National Vineyard Conference" written by Jessie Nilo (the VineArts Director).

a night with DEAN ESTES

Tonight at The Coffee Studio in Meridian (located off of Chinden between Locust Grove & Meridian Rd, at 6360 Saguaro Hills Suite 100), artist/sculptor (and my dear friend and art mentor) Dean Estes will have an opening reception for his art exhibit that will be featured there throughout the month of July. 

Check out some of Dean's paintings and sculpture work at his site: DeanEstes.com

Stop by 5:30pm - 8pm tonight (July 2nd) to meet with Dean, view his original art, listen to some live music by Lance Wells, and enjoy delicous beverages and pastries served by the wonderful baristas of The Coffee Studio.