Good Morning everyone, I have been slacking lately due to my mom's funeral and closing of her estate etc...I have not been able to keep up and I just wanted to apologize. For future reference-- in the classroom there is an entire list of monthly prompts for the year. Welcome to all new members..please feel free to post your art, questions and breakthroughs!

I am a few days late due to being on vacation with family. Prompts can also be found in your classroom. April: Growth and Transformation ✨ Theme: Spiritual growth, pruning, refinement. Week 1: Sketch a tree in different stages of growth, symbolizing your personal development. 1⃣ Romans 12:2 —Be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Week 2: Create a butterfly using colors and patterns that represent your transformation. 2⃣ John 15:2 — He prunes every branch that bears fruit. Week 3: Draw or paint a timeline of your life, highlighting moments of growth. 3⃣ 2 Peter 3:18 — Grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ. Week 4: Use a plant motif to illustrate areas of your life that are flourishing. 4⃣ Psalm 92:13 — Planted in the house of the Lord… they will flourish.

Week 4: Make a piece inspired by a woman you admire who has overcome great challenges. Romans 8:37 —“In all these things we are more than conquerors." This is my mom, a woman I admire who overcame so many challenges until she passed..20x20 GWC mixed media.

Week 1: Sculpt or draw an image of a mountain and depict yourself overcoming it. Philippians 4:13 —“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” I recently finished this-- a 20x24in Mixed Media Oil Painting, titled, "Anxious for Nothing" The next level of therapy... "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7 I don't know if anyone else struggles with anxiety and anxiousness..but this piece came at the right time for me to finish and be inspired by God once again...as He continues to remind be Be Anxious for Nothing!