Arts and Music at Redeemer

Shelly Baur is the calligrapher who lettered the “Out of Darkness (Into Light)” used for the announcement above. She also did the lettering for the Silence exhibit announcement last year. This year we are fortunate enough to have some of her calligraphy in the exhibit.

The Color of Light, watercolor/sumi ink/Micron pen on Arches hot press watercolor paper, approx. 4″x 8″ framed to approx. 6″ x 12″, ©Shelly Baur 2008, $75

“In deciding on how to depict the show’s title with calligraphy, I wanted to go beyond the obvious first solution of just using black and white.  It seemed too stark of a contrast for a title that evokes the idea of enlightenment.  Therefore, I fractured the word LIGHT as if through stained glass to represent both the idea of enlightenment paths as well as how white light really is a rainbow of colors.  The stained glass effect also references the iconic church window.”

Shelly Baur specializes in custom lettering art including:  weddings, announcements, logos, book titles, business cards, illuminated letters, and more. Though she doesn’t have an online portfolio yet (trust me, her work is stunning), you can contact Shelly Baur Calligraphy by phone at (206) 910-7811, and by email at shellybaur@comcast.net.

Mapping the Depths, acrylic/collage on canvas, 12″ x 24″, ©2008 Angela Wales Rockett, $500

Oh, and me. I will have three paintings on display in Out of Darkness. You can find more of my art on my website at www.studiotenshi.com and you can email me at angela@studiotenshi.com.

Two of my paintings have also been accepted for ECVA’s (Episcopal Church and Visual Arts) online exhibit “Light of the World” which you can see here.

Shell Drops, oil on canvas, 48″ x 48″, ©Yael Zahavy-Mittelman 2007, $3000

The strength of color, shape, and line is the core of the artist, Yael Zahavy-Mittelman’s artwork. Color, lots of color, deep, thick, forms her images and composes her canvases. Yael Zahavy-Mittelman Is an abstract expressionist artist. “I am a very passionate painter. The canvas, paints, and varies materials dictate my art dance, the process of my work. I love opening my studio in the morning and giving myself up to the art process.”

Originally from Israel, Yael now makes her home in the Seattle area. To see more of her work please visit her website at www.YaelsArt.com and her blog at www.YaelsBlog.com. Her email is yaelsart.com@gmail.com.

untitled (out of darkness), oil on canvas, 18″ x 14″, ©Matthew Whitney 2008

Matthew’s been very busy this year, and his work will also be on display at two other exhibits in Seattle concurrently with Out of Darkness. He has a solo show “Sleep of Faith” at Marni Muir Gallery in Pioneer Square opening tonight (December 3rd), and his work is also part of The Vancouver Project.

More of Seattle artist Matthew Whitney’s work can be seen on his website at www.mattsbasement.com and you can email him at matt@mattsbasement.com.

www.one.org, 6″ x 11″ mosaic, ©Kathy Thaden 2008, $195

Kathy writes:

“One billion people live on less than one dollar a day. Together we can fight to end global poverty, hunger, disease bringing compassion and justice to the poorest people of the world - shedding light in some of the world’s darkest places.

All proceeds of the sale of this mosaic will be donated to The ONE Campaign.”

www.one.org is one of two mosaics from Colorado artist  Kathy Thaden that will be on display in Out of Darkness. You can find more of Kathy’s mosaics on her website at www.thadenmosaics.com and you can email her at thadenmosaics@msn.com.

Beyond, photographic print, 10″ x 15″ (framed 20″ x 25″), ©John R. Math, $450

Florida photographer John R. Math will have three photographs exhibited in Out of Darkness. You can find more of John’s work on his website at www.johnrmath.com and you can email him at johnrmath@bellsouth.com.

Out of Depths, acrylic on canvas, approx. 80cm x 70cm, ©Leonie Marklew-Barrett, $575

“This work was created whilst coming out of a personal depression and was the first piece I was able to do at this time.  The spiraling in the darkness on the left is the journey out of the depths to reach out and upwards continuing my journey with Christ through my work, Christ takes hold in the right hand picture- symbolised by the red and lifts the journey (my life symbolised in the green) onwards and into the light.”

Based in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire Leonie studied Theatre & Performance Design at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts where she graduated in 2004 with a First Class BA honours degree. She has designed costumes for theatre and Midlands based films.  More recently Leonie has been working as a freelance artist in Christian ministry.  Her work is an expression of faith & spirituality drawing upon biblical scripture and Christian themes.   She aims to explore theological understanding, interpretation and to celebrate this creative and spiritual journey with others; she has staged exhibitions & shared her work throughout the UK.  Leonie’s works have been used as projected images within services and have been bought by a number of churches of different denominations.

Most recently Leonie has shared her work as part of the Church of England’s Lambeth Conference 08 and Sheffield’s ‘Contagious Hope’ and ‘Hope in His Presence’ youth events where she led a series of youth art workshops.  Leonie’s recent series titled ‘Nine lessons for the Nativity’ will be on display at Kings College Chapel, Cambridge from 11^th -21^st December

A gallery of Leonie’s work can be seen online at Website: www.leonie.marklew.net

Email: leonie@marklew.net

Persecuted, oil on canvas, 42″ x 54″, ©Jani Freimann 2008, $1700

Jani writes the following about this painting, one of two that she made illustrating the Beatitudes that will be exhibited in Out of Darkness:

Matthew 5:10,11 “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness for theirs in the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.”

I chose four background figures to represent the spirits of Cynicism, Anger, Mocking, and Gossip. Four ways in which Christians in our country experience persecution. The fifth figure is the Christian who is unclothed to show his vulnerability in the flesh. The Christian is in a posture of surrender to the Holy Spirit. In the painted version, he has running paint all over him. This is the Christian being clothed by the Holy Spirit. The four in the background also have running paint on them. It is hard to not be affected by the work of the Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 6: 10-13 “Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devils schemes.  For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”

Jani is a Washington state artist and she has orginal works at Gallery 96 in Tacoma, Washington. You can see more of her work on her website, and her email is janifreimann@msn.com.

Peace Within the Storm, acrylic & gold leaf on canvas, 36″ x 18″, ©Renee Cooke 2008, $1000

Renee says this about her entries for Out of Darkness, two of which will be exhibited: In these paintings, the thing that resonates for me is that God gave us His only son and that He is the light of the world. Even in our darkest hour, He is always there. If you seek Him, you will find Him. He is hope, love, comfort, and peace.
Coming out of darkness means something different for many of us: alcoholism, drugs, a death in the family, divorce. But in the light there is salvation, prayer, and the hope that we will overcome our darkness and be in His glorious light.

Renee can be contacted via her email at reneemonet@comcast.net.

Join us for a contemplative evening of Advent readings and music on Saturday, December 6 at 7:30 PM. The service will include Taizé music and Advent hymns, and a beautiful new altarpiece designed by artist-in-residence Angela Wales Rockett and painted by members of the congregation.

Performers this evening include:

• The Redeemer Choir
• Erica Row, soprano
• Lorelette Knowles, recorder
• Sheila Bristow, organ

What is Advent?