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Monday, December 8, 2014
Marcia McFee Full Month Residency ~ Video Links
Peace & Passion,
Thursday, November 20, 2014
MOVING OUT OF SCARE CITY ~ WEEK 2 (Sunday, Nov. 9th)
As I mentioned in the post about All Saints Day, we would be working through a series called "Moving out of Scare City"... Living in the Abundance of Christ
"The sense that there is not enough drives greed, fear and exclusionary behavior. We begin to live in "Scare City" where it seems that death, starvation, feelings of being overwhelmed and swallowed up can lurk around every corner. The Good News is that this is an illusion. A spiritual journey into the truth of abundance offers us an alternative vision of where to live our lives. This series will have us "Moving out of Scare City" and traveling to the vast, open habitats of God's abounding grace as we commit in our stewardship to an abundant future for this church."
Pretty excited by this concept, but very challenged by it as well. Some things seem to really come forward in the scripture and make the design of the worship simple. But the visuals on this one were starting to come forward, but the bird banners would have to go... we would miss them, very beautiful. But, they didn't really fit with the concept going forward. So, back to the banner board we go! Scare City didn't look scary enough.
Before Marcia joined us for her 5-week residency, our committee had broken up into teams of 2 with about 4-5 members on each. This was to try to alleviate burn out for the project director, so my team was Scare City and Nancy's team would look to Advent. With the residency, workshop, banners for All Saints Day... we had a lot on our plates! I consulted with some members, but some of my members had other duties pertaining to the workshop, so I consult with a few of my team members, Jackie and Marcia as well... Scare City was created. Newspaper Banners... that's right, the headlines and the ads of our all consuming world! These banners were pieces of newspaper with duct tape on the back to reinforce it and provide strength and stability for hanging. I decided to use a little asymmetry in this design, we usually stick pretty symmetrical with our designs since there are two walls. But, this time I was trying to represent the light of Christ. I could was given the idea by Marcia to add rays to one banner, and I decided to take that idea and spin it a little bit. One banner has yellow to white ombre in acrylic with yellow tulle and silver duct tape on it... "Light of Christ" breaking though the abundance of our world!
"Artist Statement: The newspaper banners are a representation of Scare-City; an everyday thing full of juxtaposing themes of fearful headlines and material consumption. In a world so full of distractions, it is easy to get caught up in the day to day and ignore the things we fear the most. In this time of stewardship, we are reminded of the abundance of Christ's love. We will come out of the "rubble", the light will build and build with the addition of lanterns, the yellow line breaking through the headlines represents the light of Christ moving through our world reminding us of God's abounding grace!"
"The sense that there is not enough drives greed, fear and exclusionary behavior. We begin to live in "Scare City" where it seems that death, starvation, feelings of being overwhelmed and swallowed up can lurk around every corner. The Good News is that this is an illusion. A spiritual journey into the truth of abundance offers us an alternative vision of where to live our lives. This series will have us "Moving out of Scare City" and traveling to the vast, open habitats of God's abounding grace as we commit in our stewardship to an abundant future for this church."
Pretty excited by this concept, but very challenged by it as well. Some things seem to really come forward in the scripture and make the design of the worship simple. But the visuals on this one were starting to come forward, but the bird banners would have to go... we would miss them, very beautiful. But, they didn't really fit with the concept going forward. So, back to the banner board we go! Scare City didn't look scary enough.
Before Marcia joined us for her 5-week residency, our committee had broken up into teams of 2 with about 4-5 members on each. This was to try to alleviate burn out for the project director, so my team was Scare City and Nancy's team would look to Advent. With the residency, workshop, banners for All Saints Day... we had a lot on our plates! I consulted with some members, but some of my members had other duties pertaining to the workshop, so I consult with a few of my team members, Jackie and Marcia as well... Scare City was created. Newspaper Banners... that's right, the headlines and the ads of our all consuming world! These banners were pieces of newspaper with duct tape on the back to reinforce it and provide strength and stability for hanging. I decided to use a little asymmetry in this design, we usually stick pretty symmetrical with our designs since there are two walls. But, this time I was trying to represent the light of Christ. I could was given the idea by Marcia to add rays to one banner, and I decided to take that idea and spin it a little bit. One banner has yellow to white ombre in acrylic with yellow tulle and silver duct tape on it... "Light of Christ" breaking though the abundance of our world!
"Artist Statement: The newspaper banners are a representation of Scare-City; an everyday thing full of juxtaposing themes of fearful headlines and material consumption. In a world so full of distractions, it is easy to get caught up in the day to day and ignore the things we fear the most. In this time of stewardship, we are reminded of the abundance of Christ's love. We will come out of the "rubble", the light will build and build with the addition of lanterns, the yellow line breaking through the headlines represents the light of Christ moving through our world reminding us of God's abounding grace!"
TUESDAY WITH MARCIA ~ VERBAL ARTS (Nov. 11, 2014)
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014
TUESDAY WITH MARCIA ~ VISUAL ARTS (Nov. 4, 2014)
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MOVING OUT OF SCARE CITY ~ ALL SAINTS DAY (week 1)
The month of November is the beginning of our stewardship season and we are doing a sermon series called "Moving Out of ScareCity". For the first week of the series, the art team decided to design 2 banners with birds drawn on them, the birds represent a
loved one that has gone to the Church Triumphant. We asked the congregation to write the name
of your loved one inside the bird. Those who have gone before have made
our lives richer in many ways.
The technique that was stenciling. Our own Nancy Tribolet cut out 4 bird patterns and taught each person on our committee how to stencil the birds on the fabric. It was a very successful technique for what we were doing... it was soft, ethereal, but effective in its appearance. The paint is an acrylic blue color with a hint of gray to it. She provided brushes, transparencies and her expertise. I really enjoyed the opportunity to learn a new painting technique, and I know that the other members of our committee did to... everyone was very open minded about the process and we spent about 4 hours working on stenciling birds to banners.
After the birds were finished, we placed them in the narthex, inviting members of the congregation to sign the banners. I love the way we involved the congregation in this process, everyone responded favorable to the idea. The banners remained on the tables for about 2 Sundays, and then off to final production. The banners themselves measured 9 feet each, and then I added a blue band to either side. The committee felt this would add some contrast to the harsh wall color, and give them banners some pop. I added about 10 feet of sheer fabric to the bottom of the banners giving them an appearance of floating in the clouds, very angelic. These would be the longest banners ever hung on the walls! I found them to be such a beautiful tribute to those we have said goodbye too.
Along with the Banners, Marcia advised Jackie, the committee and other important people on the rest of the service. It was like we were "film makers" as Marcia discusses in her workshop. We tried to make sure everything flowed together and had a purpose. The birds on the banners gave us an opportunity to make our communion Sunday special by offering each person a feather as they received communion by intinction. We also looked ahead in the sermon series "Moving out of ScareCity" and decided to create an anchor image that would be constant in our month of this series, and that is when the lanterns were introduced into the service. On All Saints Day Sunday, we would have one youth member bring in the "Light of Christ" as an Acolyte. The song "I Will Follow You" would be sung by the congregation and choir, as the Acolyte begin her walk down the center aisles, up the stairs to the staged area under the cross. This song would be part of the worship for the entire series. The details in the service were beautiful and special... Joe Weir sang "You Raised Me UP" and brought the congregation to tears. This song was used as inspiration for the banners, and the names and comments written on the birds proved that these people were inspiring!
All Saints Day seemed very easy with all the imagery that the birds provided, the words preached, and the songs sang... just moving
GOSPEL READING: Mark 12: 28-34
NEW TESTAMENT READING: Hebrews 12: 1-3
SERMON: "Never the Last Word!" by Rev. Jackie Hannan
What next for the weeks to come? Marcia provided an image that would keep it moving. The image below created all sorts of possibilties... Lanterns, wood, brick, paper. This image was used on our screens and also on the front of our Sunday bulletin. So, this image, the song, the lanterns, the addition of Acolytes as the series continued, would add a host of new things to our worship!
The technique that was stenciling. Our own Nancy Tribolet cut out 4 bird patterns and taught each person on our committee how to stencil the birds on the fabric. It was a very successful technique for what we were doing... it was soft, ethereal, but effective in its appearance. The paint is an acrylic blue color with a hint of gray to it. She provided brushes, transparencies and her expertise. I really enjoyed the opportunity to learn a new painting technique, and I know that the other members of our committee did to... everyone was very open minded about the process and we spent about 4 hours working on stenciling birds to banners.
After the birds were finished, we placed them in the narthex, inviting members of the congregation to sign the banners. I love the way we involved the congregation in this process, everyone responded favorable to the idea. The banners remained on the tables for about 2 Sundays, and then off to final production. The banners themselves measured 9 feet each, and then I added a blue band to either side. The committee felt this would add some contrast to the harsh wall color, and give them banners some pop. I added about 10 feet of sheer fabric to the bottom of the banners giving them an appearance of floating in the clouds, very angelic. These would be the longest banners ever hung on the walls! I found them to be such a beautiful tribute to those we have said goodbye too.
Along with the Banners, Marcia advised Jackie, the committee and other important people on the rest of the service. It was like we were "film makers" as Marcia discusses in her workshop. We tried to make sure everything flowed together and had a purpose. The birds on the banners gave us an opportunity to make our communion Sunday special by offering each person a feather as they received communion by intinction. We also looked ahead in the sermon series "Moving out of ScareCity" and decided to create an anchor image that would be constant in our month of this series, and that is when the lanterns were introduced into the service. On All Saints Day Sunday, we would have one youth member bring in the "Light of Christ" as an Acolyte. The song "I Will Follow You" would be sung by the congregation and choir, as the Acolyte begin her walk down the center aisles, up the stairs to the staged area under the cross. This song would be part of the worship for the entire series. The details in the service were beautiful and special... Joe Weir sang "You Raised Me UP" and brought the congregation to tears. This song was used as inspiration for the banners, and the names and comments written on the birds proved that these people were inspiring!
All Saints Day seemed very easy with all the imagery that the birds provided, the words preached, and the songs sang... just moving
GOSPEL READING: Mark 12: 28-34
NEW TESTAMENT READING: Hebrews 12: 1-3
SERMON: "Never the Last Word!" by Rev. Jackie Hannan
What next for the weeks to come? Marcia provided an image that would keep it moving. The image below created all sorts of possibilties... Lanterns, wood, brick, paper. This image was used on our screens and also on the front of our Sunday bulletin. So, this image, the song, the lanterns, the addition of Acolytes as the series continued, would add a host of new things to our worship!
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| Communion Table for Sunday ~ Wanted an ethereal appearance |
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| A Single Candle and Wooden Cross |
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| Acolyte Lantern ~ This is the primary lantern... |
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| Created this staging area that we would add lanterns to during the series |
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| "You Raised Me Up" |
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| "We Are Blessed" |
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| Created this beautiful puddling effect from the length of the banners |
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| Overall Appearance |
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