Cambodia: Impressions I

Angkor: Tree

Pencil, charcoal,

and colored pencil on acrylic paper

10x16 in, 2010

First piece of artwork inspired by my trip to Cambodia. I borrowed the tree design from a relief on the wall of a temple at Angkor, combined it with other motifs I saw there, and added my own flair.

worship.

What do I know of you?

What do I know of unbound love,

Or favor without favors asked in return?

What do I know of un-jealousy?

I can’t identify or comprehend.

You are pure, whole, sufficient, overflowing

Just dying to share the fruit of yourself

While I reach, like a grubby-fingered child

For what I don’t deserve

And yet

You give it to me joyfully

And to others also—you don’t have favorites

Like we do. You love us all

And demand we do the same.

But you forgive us for failing in that, too.

In fact,

You overflow with second chances

And forgive over-faithfully.

Oh, joyful one. Happy unfairness!

Steadfast lover-savior,

What do I know of your unfathomed grace

And perfect justice fulfilled?

What do I know of holy you?

whoa, it's 2010... back in business

Sorry the interim since my last post has been so abominably long. I must be gettin' lazy or something. To make up for it, here is a sizable collection of photos. Most of them are from my time at home over winter break, though this first shot is from last summer.