Well I have wanted to write this for soooo long now but I didn't have any idea where to begin. So, I began. There. Is that a start? How could that possibly even count as a start??
The idea for RedLetterWords started spinning in my head years ago with the desire to have scripture as art in the home. But in a way that was a little different. I have lots of friends who write scriptures on sticky notes and post them on their window sills, mirrors, wherever. Love that! except it never worked for me because my handwriting is absolutely the worst and nobody including myself could ever read them! So I started to make these . . . and don't you just love this scripture too?? Love that we all can be transformed and move from glory to glory!! that is good news:) so back to In the Beginning . . .
This was great for awhile. I hung them with really cute magnet clips on the sides of a mirror in our bedroom. But then I realized that I wanted something to be readable from across the room and clearly visible to everyone who ever came into our house. Because you just never know who is going to be coming over - Hebrews 13:2 says to never be afraid to entertain strangers you might be entertaining angels. More on that particular scripture in a later post. Promise.
And then my daughter came home with this that she made in art class
Simple design, black and white, with meaningful words. It says orange and caffeine - her two favorite things at the time were the color orange and caffeinated beverages of any kind:) Isn't that the coolest piece of art? It still hangs on my inspiration board in my scrapbook, craft, wrapping paper, general area of happy messes.
So now with the desire to have the Word in our house, and with a really clear vision of what I wanted it to look like, I sat down to create it. And how exactly did that happen? I enlisted an instructor who helped me interpret what was in my head to a printed form. And then Trial and Error. LOTS and LOTS of trial and error. So much trial and error that I sometimes cried and sometimes sighed so loudly just to make sure everyone could hear me. And then Practice, practice practice.
Here is the first print I ever created.
It was for our mantle at Easter 2008. I loved it!!!
To be continued. . .
