It is Advent season in the church calendar which means that we spend time anticipating, waiting, and watching for God's coming. Christmas is not celebrated until Christmas Day and we get practice waiting, blissfully free of ads and commercials, traffic and shopping. It is a quiet time in the village, with only 48 people here this week! Pictured here is the bulletin cover for the Advent church services which I lettered using parallel pens in blue and turquoise ink.
Saint Nicholas day was celebrated on December 6. Each person set out his or her shoes, and St. Nick came around in the night and filled our shoes with goodies, thanks to his helpers (in the form of a few wonderful volunteers here). Here are our shoes as we found them that delightful morning!
While lettering Advent banners (one for each of the four Sundays of Advent), I was joined by some friendly onlookers who kept me company in the dining hall. The fabric is a canvas which was dyed by our wonderfully artistic worship assistant. I used Pearlescent acrylic ink to do the lettering with a brush, loving every moment that I get to spend creating art for the village.
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