Thank You For Making That

This is Pastor Debbie Montzingo. Today, she serves as Pastor at Bethany Covenant Church in Lyndhurst, Ohio. Pastor Debbie received her MDiv from Fuller Seminary in 2013 and was ordained by the Evangelical Covenant Church in 2018. An all-around inspiring human. And the jacket? She made it. I am so inspired.

You may recall the podcast episode Debbie and I recorded last year in which she gifted us with insight around creativity and spirituality. My favorite part of that discussion was Debbie’s description of God as the original creator.

The instinct to create may be a part of our souls that we tend to bury behind obligations and insecurities but…I believe it exists in every human.

What are you creating right now?

Find Pastor Debbie Montzingo’s podcast episode here (link in bio on IG):

Rev. Debbie Montzingo: Art & Spirituality – Thank You For Making That

I believe in story. This amazing human generously agreed to share his family story with me in podcast form. I am releasing it months after we recorded it and I promise it will bring a little happiness as you celebrate your holidays and wrap up your calendar year. BONUS: it will set your mind to travel in the new year. Make sure to find Rob’s to help you plan your wanderings 🗺
Thank you ❤️

What an inspiration! Lauren Tran thought she would go to medical school but, instead, followed her heart and her passion. Love a good, 'road less traveled," kind of story ❤

From Seattle to New York and back — this pastry chef who makes delectable Vietnamese-French desserts is a rising star to watch Lauren Tran grew up in Federal Way and went to the UW. The original plan was to go to medical school. But her true passion — creating Vietnamese sweets — beckoned. And now, the homegrown chef who has worked at...

Guess who joined me today? My sister, Lara Hopkin! She is generous and intuitive and an amazing artist. Lara creates beautiful cookie creations full of detail, whimsy and COLOR! They are amazing and so are the words that she shares with us about creative practice.
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Link to episode here: https://thankyouformakingthat.com/2021/03/31/episode-21-life-is-sweet-with-lara-hopkin/ — If you enjoyed the show, please take a minute to subscribe, rate and review!
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Happy Birthday, Vincent! I loved this article. The special brilliance of his work is a given. But the science behind it was new to me and especially fascinating! 🎨💫

The Fluid Dynamics of “The Starry Night”: How Vincent Van Gogh’s Masterpiece Explains the Scientific Mysteries of Movement and Light “In a period of intense suffering, Van Gogh was somehow able to perceive and represent one of the most supremely difficult concepts nature has ever brought before mankind.”

Do the thing you think you cannot do! 🎨

A piece of brilliant advice by Vincent van Gogh! 💙

In today’s episode, I encourage you to be your own guide and I am sharing an exercise that I use to help me connect with a younger part of my artist self. Sound a little funny? A little out of your comfort zone? You have nothing to lose. I promise, it will fuel your art practice if you give it a try.

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Link to episode here: https://thankyouformakingthat.com/2021/03/24/episode-20-be-your-own-guide/ and in my IG profile. If you enjoyed the show, please take a minute to subscribe, rate and review!
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Episode 20: Be Your Own Guide Listen Here! Erin guides listeners through a short exercise designed to connect us with a younger part of our creative selves. Erin suggests grabbing a journal and sitting in a quiet spot for a few…

Amen 👏

I absolutely love stories that include late starts. Art has no expiration date 🎨

Happy spring! Mattie Lou O'Kelley was born on a farm in Georgia. In her fifties, she began to paint and created idyllic scenes like this work depicting shapely hills, blossoming trees, and workers tending to fields. ⁠In her colorful scenes, the sun is almost always shining, the people are in motion, and the crops are plentiful.⁠
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When O'Kelley passed away in 1997, The New York Times reported on the moment that Robert Bishop, an art dealer, and collector and later the director of the American Museum of Folk Art (in Manhattan), first encountered her work. In 1975, he was in Atlanta to lecture about quilts at the High Museum, and Gudmund Vigtel, the director of the museum, traveled to Atlanta by bus to show him O'Kelley's pictures. Bishop was astonished and immediately became entranced with the artist's ''unique vision.'' He immediately canceled his flight back to Detroit, where he was director of publications at the Henry Ford Museum, and drove 50 miles to find the artist, tracking her down in her one-room cabin in sleepy Maysville. They became friends and worked together to bring her work to the attention of museums and other collectors. ⁠
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The Big Farm in the Spring; Mattie Lou O'Kelley (1908-1997), Maysville, Georgia; 1976; Oil on Canvas; 36 x 24"; gift of the artist; 1977.1.1.⁠
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Adam Pinkham, founder of Offset Cider Works joined me today to talk about life as a creative entrepreneur. He is moving his business forward towards a really exciting future and takes time to share a bit of wisdom with us. I was very taken by his advice to keep your circle of close advisors small, listen to your own voice and to leave lots of room for the unknown. Lots of wisdom here, folks!
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Keep your eye out for Offset Cider Works everywhere you enjoy adult beverages. Links to Adam’s contact info in the show notes.
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Link to episode here: https://thankyouformakingthat.com/2021/03/17/episode-19-adam-pinkham-offset-cider-works/ and in my IG profile. If you enjoyed the show, please take a minute to subscribe, rate and review!
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Art brings richness, depth and challenge to life. In today’s new episode, I get a little personal and share a list of 10 things that arts has done for my life. I’d love to hear what art has done for YOU! Send me a note to [email protected] to let me know 👍

Link in profile + here: https://thankyouformakingthat.com/2021/03/10/episode-18-10-ways-that-art-can-change-your-life/