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In studios, churches, prisons, neighborhoods, and homes, people are using creativity to follow God and bring hope into the world. There isn’t one way to do this.

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Plein Air Pause

Sometimes the most meaningful art doesn’t happen in the studio but in the quiet of an open sky. A reflection on what I’m learning when I take time to slow down.

Jessie Nilo

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  • Faith + Creativity

    Grace in the Pivot: The Plan is not Your Calling

    What a prison art exhibit taught me about creativity, faithfulness, and responding to unexpected change. The lights were off as we installed art in the prison. Not metaphorically. Literally. Amy and I had arrived the prison’s visitation room to set up our fourth art exhibit for incarcerated artists we’ve been teaching for the past two […]
    Jessie Nilo
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    Trees Are God’s Scribble-Scrabble in the Sky

    What happens when we look long enough to really see? Ever do something impulsive? I was recently inspired (yes, at the last minute) to go hiking with my two dogs one hour before sunset. Talk about a short outing! But I reasoned, even if we get 30 minutes in the foothills, it’s worth the mini-exploration […]
    Jessie Nilo

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