artfest!

so, im slow on my updates as always. we've had some long days these past two weeks. but, this will be a good one. i promise!

last saturday was a breath of fresh air to say the least. we went to this community-wide artfest extravaganza, which totally made my week. there were over 30 local artists there with booths. some booths included hands on demos of whatever type of art they did. mrs. patti olson, [my mom for the summer], does pottery. so, she had a booth where you could create things out of clay. she even had two potter's wheels going for people to create their own pots! lindsay & i were able to help with that for the day. along with pottery, there was probably every medium of art represented that day from painting, to clay, to music, to dance, to screen printing, to mosaics. art was basically exploding out of the streets!

artfest was such a great time for the community to come together and experience the freedom that comes from creating things. this can directly point to the freedom that comes from living for our Lord. as i walked around, i was just overwhelmed with joy watching people experience the freedom that comes in creating things! they truly were experiencing the freedom to be who they were made to be. no matter their level of "skill", they participated & experienced freedom as a result. also, i loved that there were people from a wide range of cultures, ages, and economic backgrounds participating in the festivities. it was such a great representation of the universality of art. no matter the skin color, language, religious, or economic background, everyone came together on common ground. also, there was free food. so, if they didn't come for the art, the food was the common ground. but, you can choose which commonality to base it on. :) nonetheless, it was such a refreshment to see people experiencing community & freedom in some way.

after the day's events of art & fun, the night ended of course with a drum circle/worship time with "enter the worship circle" who are musicians in love with jesus. maybe some of you have listened to their music or maybe not. if not, go check em out! anyways, the evening continued with the same spirit of freedom as the hours before. people just sang, shouted, drummed, and danced for our King! i know my spirit was refreshed & renewed being amongst other believers who were desiring to worship our God!

with all that said, im so thankful for this wonderful day! praise be to our God for it! now, if you scroll down some more, you'll see some images of this festive occasion! enjoy!

grace & peace.