Quartz at St Johns Dumfries
This weekend (27-29th of May) is Spring Fling weekend in D&G.
All over the region artists will be opening their studios for people to drop in and explore creativity. This year stained glass sculptor Andy Brooke will be taking part.
One of the finished pieces he will have on display is the butterfly made for our “Transformation” Easter project.
He tells the story of its creation on his blog
Christ is risen!
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed !
We have been working on the cocoon this week and gradually transforming it into a chrysalis with hand-made paper.
It is becoming a tomb for the hopes and fears written into it by many folk over the past month of Lent.
The physical transformation of the cocoon represents our longings for God to be at work in our lives, making something beautiful from the fragments of our holy desires.
There is faith built into the structure – belief and hope that He can and will perform this transformation in our lives.
Watch this space for the final transformation on Easter Day!
Here is a wee preview of the next stage in the “Transformation” project.
Our “Transformation” lent project continues.
People have been writing down the things they want to “let go of” so they can transform. The have also been adding the things they are “taking up” to aid their transformation.
Perhaps this is a little like dieting and going to the gym. Giving up bad food habits, and taking up exersise.
We are about half way through Lent now, and the cocoon is taking shape in St John’s building. Look out for a few surprises still to come!
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”
Rom 12v2. NKJV
We are making a willow and paper sculpture over the weeks of Lent which is on the theme of Transformation. The sculpture will start as a cocoon and represents the process of personal transformation that we all go through as we approach Easter.
Is there anything we want to let go of?
Is there anything we want to take on in the coming weeks?
Everyone will have an opportunity to contribute to the cocoon by writing words on paper which can be added to the structure. The cocoon will develop throughout the six weeks of Lent in surprising ways.
These words will symbolise our commitment to moving forward in our lives – and the sculpture will change and develop as we approach Easter!
No special art skills are required – we would like as many folk as possible to take part…thank you for your contributions.
“Spinning” a shell on the cocoon
If you e-mail quartz@wordsmithcrafts.co.uk then we will add your contribution, so you can take part wherever you are!