Monday, January 24

Sunday Sketches...

POST UPDATE:
Many of you have asked...
YES!
These have licensed and will be in stores!
As always, sweet friends~ thank you for your
sweet comments, support and for respecting
my original designs...
They are copyright protect... and published.
I will post about the cool products soon!!!
I have a sketch book for this...
A Moleskine journal for that...


This is a special diary that helps to keep me focused.
I want to hear the message~
I wish I could sit nice and make eye contact~
There is so much to see!

The gorgeous sage scarf with the pale mustard polka dots...
Three rows up~
The light patterns on the walls that begin
to look like design elements... or is that an elephant?
The sweet, rosy cheeked, baby that adores his momma
and cannot stop looking at her loving eyes!

I am visual.


When I draw...
I hear the message and learn~
because I'm not distracted.



I'm sure the top of my head is not all that fun
to look at. I try look up. I am interested in
everything the speaker has to share!
I will hear and retain more... if I draw.
I doodled in my notebooks all through
high school and college...
The teachers were not amused...
I tried to break myself of it...
I hear more this way.

So thankful our children
are able to focus better than their mum!


Thought it would be fun to share my Sunday Sketches...
Each Sunday I'll post a new scripture~

Hope you have a fantastic week!

30 comments:

  1. Sabrina @Falling Leaf Woodworkers and PrimitivesJanuary 24, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    Michelle,
    I am sure I have said this before but your work is amazing... I love it all (the giraffes are my fav). You have a god given talent and I am so glad I get to see if here in blogland. Thank you for sharing your creations. They always brighten my day
    Sabrina

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  2. donna!eeJanuary 24, 2011 at 12:21 PM

    oh glory to God! these are the best. by the by, you know Jesus doodled in the sand, it's all good!! :)

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  3. UnknownJanuary 24, 2011 at 12:26 PM

    Beautiful, you are so gifted!

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  4. Marguerite (Tina) Smith HartJanuary 24, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    I love the sketches Michelle, they are so full of grace and love and it shines through each one. Do you color them later on? Either way they are precious!
    Tina xo

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  5. marieJanuary 24, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    I love your Sunday sketches and I can totally relate about hearing better when you draw. I don't draw - but I doodle as I take notes. They don't look at all like yours but i does helpme focus!

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  6. A ScatteringJanuary 24, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    What a wonderful way to concentrate!

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  7. Scrap for JoyJanuary 24, 2011 at 12:46 PM

    Beautiful Michelle! Boy, would I love to see this collection published...some of my favorite verses here and with your artwork..so very meaningful. Thank you for letting us see them. (I write the Phillipians verse on every card I give my husband..I really do thank God for him!)
    Love my birds and hearts. Thank you so much!
    xoxo
    Joyce

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  8. UnknownJanuary 24, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    Oh, Michelle ~ These are absolutely awesome creations & statements. Just melts my heart.

    I sit here every day & look at the doilies I have from you, haven't put them away ... they bring such delight.

    Pop over for our VALENTINE GIVEAWAY
    Have a beautiful week ~
    TTFN ~ Marydon

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  9. GooseyJanuary 24, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    I so agree with you, I too am a doodler/sketcher and draw around my handover sheet at work, I am sure people think I am not listening ....but I am! Like you it helps something to sink in if I draw it but most people don't understand that! I haven't tried it at Church yet...but it's tempting!

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  10. EllenJanuary 24, 2011 at 1:26 PM

    Breathtaking Michelle,it's so inspirational. Your blog is amazing !!

    Hugs, Ellen

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  11. Moonpie primitivesJanuary 24, 2011 at 1:42 PM

    Thank so much..You started my week out great....I love your drawings and the scriptures that go with them....
    Your are amazing, Nancy

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  12. AngelaJanuary 24, 2011 at 1:57 PM

    Scripture and your beautiful drawings too? Too wonderful!!

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  13. DebJanuary 24, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    You never cease to amaze me. You are so well-rounded and most certainly have your priorities in order. I agree with "Scrap for Joy". . .these would be wonderful in published form. Simply said. . .1 Corinthians 1:4. Thanks for sharing your blessings!

    Smiles!

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  14. Farm GirlJanuary 24, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    Those are just beautiful and so inspiring. Thank you for sharing them with us. I love each single one.

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  15. RebeccaJanuary 24, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    Hi Michelle, Absolutely love your artwork and blog! I had seen it before and admired it, but didn't put 2 and 2 together. Thanks for signing on to my blog, I am so happy to have found yours! Becky

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  16. mimiJanuary 24, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    Oh Michelle these sketches are just amazing--so beautiful and inspiring. I love the verses that you chose-- some of my favorites too. Thank you for sharing something so personal with us. I can't wait to see each Sunday sketch!!!
    Fondly
    Mimi

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  17. Debora HoffmannJanuary 24, 2011 at 3:37 PM

    These are beautiful, Michelle! Wow! The Scriptures would certainly get into your head and heart while you are working on them. Maybe the pastor needs to see the fruits of your labors someday. :o)

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  18. Julie - My Primitive HeartJanuary 24, 2011 at 3:40 PM

    Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful God-given talent with us!! How amazing that this beauty comes from doodles!!!! I love all the wonderful scriptures paired with the drawings too....just amazing!!
    Thank you too for stopping by and leaving your sweet comment on my blog!!!
    Blessings and Hugs~~
    Julie

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  19. dlsJanuary 24, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    These are lovely!!!

    Thanks for sharing.

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  20. Twyla and LindseyJanuary 24, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    Michelle, I loved seeing these sketches. Your talent is amazing! Thanks for sharing. Twyla

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  21. TracyJanuary 25, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    These are lovely!

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  22. Jennifer Pearson VanierJanuary 25, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    Beautiful. I vote for publishing too. Thank you for sharing.

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  23. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    Oh Michelle..I love these! Combining scriptures with your beautiful art..Wonderful! Are you planning to make these a part of a journal? Perfect gift..for myself and others too!

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  24. Vicki BosterJanuary 30, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    Michelle- these are so very beautiful- they are so deeply humbling--
    I am sure that you see the possibility of a beautiful creation, sketch, or painting in all that you experience. You would need to be a visual and soulful person to create as you do. You were born to this my friend-

    Thank you for always sharing your artistry-
    Vicki

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  25. SusanJanuary 30, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    Your work is amazing! I love it all. A friend gave me your calendar and I'm enjoying each day...thank you. Susan

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  26. Patty C.January 31, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    Once again you have astonished me - Your gift is outstanding !!

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  27. MaryJanuary 31, 2011 at 11:46 PM

    Hi Michelle, Your work is truly amazing....God has given you such a wonderful gift and I thank you so much for sharing it with us all. I would love to see these published as they are very inspirational...not to mention I would be first in line to purchase :)

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  28. The Cutest Cottage LampsFebruary 1, 2011 at 1:05 AM

    Hi Michelle, I love your sketches! And the bible verses with them; so lovely! I used to doodle on my homework also, and also the teachers were not too amused! How sad that they couldn't see!
    xoxo
    Marilyn

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  29. Sharyn SowellFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    I'm doing scripture based art, too Michelle! How fun to see yours. Wouldn't it be fun sometime to do a blog hop from one scripture based image to another, artist to artist? I'd love that. Just a matter of squeezing everything in between the deadlines, isn't it?

    I hear better when I draw, too. Maybe I should get a new Moleskine for this purpose like you do instead of scattering my scripture sketches all over at random!

    Sharyn

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  30. aimeeFebruary 13, 2011 at 12:05 AM

    I love all of those verses. AMEN!God has given you an amazing talent. beautiful :)
    blessings,
    aimee

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