by Michelle L Hofer | Nov 20, 2020 | Beauty Heals Us, Nature Reflection
They Do Exist Pristine Beauty – photograph by Michelle L Hofer, taken in Banff National Park Canada 2018 I always thought those pretty mountain scenes Bob Ross was always coming up with were just from his imagination until our family drove through Canada’s...
by Michelle L Hofer | Nov 19, 2020 | Beauty Heals Us, Ceramics Feature
Tree of Life Ceramics Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops...
by Michelle L Hofer | Nov 17, 2020 | Beauty Heals Us, Personal Reflection
Now, O God, Strengthen My Hands If you aren’t familiar with the story of Nehemiah, it’s a good one. This trusted Jewish advisor to the Persian King Artaxerxes I learns that the Jews who have returned to Jerusalem are in trouble: “It’s a disaster. The survivors of the...
by Michelle L Hofer | Nov 16, 2020 | Beauty Heals Us, Painting Feature
Surrender Surrender (Jonah’s Whale) by Michelle L Hofer – 8” x 10”, mixed media on paper, 2020 Jonah (shouting back): God is using the sea to punish me, so pick me up and throw me into the sea! Then the sea will grow calm again, and you’ll be safe! This is all...
by Michelle L Hofer | Nov 14, 2020 | Beauty Heals Us, Painting Feature
Survival Mode Survival Mode (Elijah’s Raven) by Michelle L Hofer – 8” x 10”, mixed media on paper, 2018 Making it through doubt and drought will require a certain vulnerability and humility. When you finally reach your hand to the sky in exasperation,...
