Into The Light

Second poster for the 'Typographic Bible Verse Posters' (not a very snazzy name, I know). Black background.

This verse was submitted by Vicky Curry. Please feel free to suggest bible verses that particularly speak to you and if I can think of a way to visually express/represent it then I’ll do it!

This one is from John 3.21 and it reads ‘whoever lives by the truth will come into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God’.

I had in mind a tunnel or a light in the dark. Visually representing light and dark actions the the heavy contrast. The radial distortion comes from how it isn’t easy to live by the truth and clarity/answers can be hard to achieve/grasp.

The three colour options are just me showing the vibrance of the piece but also that it isn’t seen as a negative/dark take on a bible verse as I get so much joy and inspiration from them. That is the whole point of the poster series.

Plus I can be in decisive so I would love your thoughts on your favourite colours and suggestions welcome.

Again, I will make a screen print of this so it’s not the final piece as of yet. The colour background will be paper stock.

Cheers

Treasure Hunt

Since we're so anaesthetisedWe look so peaceful and calmTo be grasped as this wanted prizeWe can't even raise our arm

A humble king once did seek
For those so far from home
To return them back to his keep
Rambunctious and yet his own

Those, the lost, his treasures are
Diamonds amongst the rough
Those who hurt, & curse, & mar
He’ll brush from his cuff

He sought so long and far beyond
His treasure scattered wide
To hold so tight and look so fond
Yet we continue to hide

Since we’re so anaesthetised
We look so peaceful and calm
To be grasped as this wanted prize
We can’t even raise our arm

But this king is greater than all we
who cower beneath the dirt
He’ll lift our heads that we can see
The one who removes all hurt

This mighty king that all should fear
Abounds in mercy and grace
He calls his beloved and draws near
And they shall see his face

The Righteousness Of God

This was written over a year ago, but it's taken over a year for me to finish, it's celebrating God's justice for those who have faith. It stars kamal, viv, ralph and pete darling (although they do not know it).

Musically this song is very average for a congregational song, it’s not breaking any conventional boundaries. But the words have been seriously thought about (but open to revision - perhaps the middle section).

I have tried to strictly keep it to one theme throughout, using it as a bit of a conclusion to what I’ve been studying about the righteousness of God (and how this relates to us).

The verses dwell on the bigger perspective (based on Ephesians 1) and by the chorus it narrows down to the implications of/reasons for God’s righteousness revealed (centred on romans 1-4). On the way the pre-chorus section summaries Ephesians 2 in general where both views of what is called “new” and “old” perspective on righteousness are laid out right next to each other. The bridge brings in the implications of our own righteousness from Romans 5 and by the end it refers to Old Testament promises fulfilled.

Verses:
Praise to the God and father of Jesus Christ,
Who has blessed us with every blessing in his son, in the highest. (Eph 1v3)
He restores the world. (rom 8v21)

He unveiled his sovereign plan to save the world, his promise to Abraham, (Gen 12v3)
To gather up everything in His son, when the fullness of time has come. (eph 1v10)
He restores the world.

Pre Chorus
For we’ve been freed not to carry on in sin, for we’ve died and come alive in him. (Rom 6v1-11)
And we’ve been called not to live our life by ourselves but as one to be the light of the world. (Eph 2v13-16, 3v10)

Chorus:
For the righteousness of God has been revealed,
Through the faithfulness of Christ for those who believe. (Rom 1v17, 3v21)
So that the promises of God my rest on grace, guaranteed to every race. (Rom 4v16)

Verse:
He chose us before creation of the world, to be holy and blameless,
and carried our sin and shame to the cross, we share in his faithfulness. (Eph 1v4,7)(Phil 2v8)
He restores the world.

Middle:
We’re in the right, we’re in the right, we have peace with God through Jesus Christ. (Rom 5v1)
We share his death we’ve died with him, and now he’s raised our vindication. (Rom 4v25, 6v4-5)
And surely the day has come for the raising of David’s son.
We will leap like calves from the stall, when God is all in all. (2 Sam 7v12, 1 Chr 17v11, Mal 4v2,1 Cor 15v24-28)

Enjoy!

Ask, Seek, Knock – Screen print - Orange

Screen printed typographic poster for my current bible verse series. Matthew 7:7.

Ok, I changed it a lot. I did actually do a screen printed run of the poster before. Just like the digital version already posted here. The texture that I applied didn’t work on the screen print,  it just filled in on the mesh. Plus it looked like poor and grainy.

So I flipped the layout and took away the texture, leaving only the natural texture of the screen print and the pressure applied.

All in all. I am very happy with the result and it does the job of inspiration/banner/motto that I had intended. As this bible verse is very evocative to me.

I have around 10 of the orange and 10 of the blue on 130gsm paper, let me know if you want one.

Ask, Seek, Knock – Screen print -Blue

Screen printed typographic poster for my current bible verse series. Matthew 7:7. Blue

Ok, I changed it a lot. I did actually do a screen printed run of the poster before. Just like the digital version already posted here. The texture that I applied didn’t work on the screen print,  it just filled in on the mesh. Plus it looked poor and grainy.

So I flipped the layout and took away the texture, leaving only the natural texture of the screen print and the pressure applied.

All in all. I am very happy with the result and it does the job of inspiration/banner/motto that I had intended. As this bible verse is very evocative to me.

I have around 10 of the orange and 10 of the blue on 130gsm paper, let me know if you want one.

Ask, Seek, Knock – Screen print - Detail

Screen printed typographic poster for my current bible verse series. Matthew 7:7.

Blue detail shot.

Ask, Seek, Knock – Screen print - Detail

Screen printed typographic poster for my current bible verse series. Matthew 7:7.

Another lovely detail shot.

Ask, Seek, Knock – Screen print - Detail

Screen printed typographic poster for my current bible verse series. Matthew 7:7.

Oooh, a lovely detail shot of the ink.

Baptism Cakes

Thought the baking category needed a new entry...

I made these to celebrate Mark’s baptism on Easter Sunday, which was pretty ace.