9. August 2010 05:25
We like to mix things up so every once in a while we organise an art night at the evening service. Last night's project was all about typography and worship; together we made our very own illuminated manuscript.
For inspiration we had a quick look at some examples of decorative letterforms used in worship; from medieval illuminated manuscripts to the screenprints of Sister Corita in the '60s, and more recently Tracy Emin's neon text made for Liverpool cathedral.
After our swift intro everybody got stuck in, making letters from card and paper to form the words 'Living waters within'. We had great fun and I think the results were beautiful, surprising and so individual. A great celebration of the scripture that we had chosen to illuminate.
Here are some photos:
