11.17.2009

Advent Conspiracy 2009



Well, the holidays are upon us and once again we are trying to stay in line with the Advent Conspiracy over at Jacob's Well. The goal is to focus on Christ and avoid the pull of consumerism that has taken over Christmas. Nate and I were asked to do some artwork again this year, which is always fun and conceptual. This year we are going with water drops to signify not only the fresh water wells our advent events help fund for the Pekot tribe in Africa, but also the overflow of love that happens when you follow Christ. The theme of "awe and wonder" will also be a part of the sermon messages, and so we decided those would make some pretty great t-shirts. "Wonder" is designed by Amber Goodvin, an amazing lettering artist. So come on down and be a part of some really great reflection, art, and music as you wind down instead of up this Christmas.

11.12.2009

Homemade Halloween





Once again we teamed up with our good friends Jenn and Chris Bohatyritz this Halloween and dressed up as Olympic Figure Skaters: Vivi & Günter from Sweden vs. Claude & Claudia from Russia. For the third year in a row, we raided our local thrift stores and found all the pieces and parts to make our costumes. Sam found a great mother-of-the-bride dress that ended up being essential to her seamstressing. One of our biggest challenges this year was coming up with a solution for our skates. We ended up wrapping our shoes in fabric and fabricating faux blades from silver foil paper mounted cardboard. See photo above of Chris working his blade magic!