GOOD FRIDAY 2007

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I did this painting on Good Friday 1956, when I was 18 years old. I belonged to a youth group at Christ Church in Bridlington, UK. The vicar asked the young people to do something meaningful on Good Friday and not just fritter it away, since it is such an important day in our Christian experience.

This was the first time in my life that I discovered I could draw and paint! This is, of course, a copy of Salvador Dali's Christ of St. John of the Cross, and I copied it by hand. I'm not saying that it is brilliant, but I am saying that the gift I discovered that day has brought me much joy over the past 51 years. I don't consider myself a real artist because I have to have something to copy from. If you asked me to draw a cat, I couldn't do it from memory. But I can copy, and that gives me satisfaction.

It is a wonderful gift from the One who gave the greatest gift!

GOOD NEWS!

My book on Micronesia, "Good News Comes to Pohnpei" has finally come from the publisher and I must proof read it ASAP.

EXCITING!

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ALSO:

I have just opened my new photo ATC blog page at www.fotoatc.blogspot.com. Check the links list to the right and you will find it. It is called Chris J Photo ATC's. How original! I hope to post more there soon, but first the proof reading.

Sunday Surprise

A couple of Sundays ago we were in church and had such a lovely surprise. About 12 friends from the island of Pohnpei, Micronesia joined us!

My husband travels to Micronesia once or twice a year to conduct Pastor's Classes for the pastors who live and work on the many islands in Micronesia. I have also been to Pohnpei a couple of times and led workshops for teachers in the Christian schools over there. We met one of our visitors a year or so ago, because she now lives in our area. We met her because ABJ recognized her as Micronesian as she was checking us out of our local WalMart store. The occasion for the Sunday Surprise was that her sister and brother-in-law had just arrived from Pohnpei for a short visit to their relatives in the USA. Since they already knew ABJ from the classes on Pohnpei they all came to visit at our church.

Everyone in the photo is related to one another as are most of the islanders. The Micronesians are wonderful people, happy, kind and generous. The man on the far right is one who still lives on the island and has a good position with the government there. His wife is the one hiding at the back beside the the blue and red flag.

It was a delight to have this happy, though brief reunion.

IN MEMORIAM

"Father Catches 'Em, Mother Cooks 'Em"


Sad news via the Bridlington Free Press

Flamborough lost some of its history this week.
Our good friend from childhood days, Robert Emmerson,
of Flamborough, UK -- a brave and worthy fisherman;
an ex-member of the lifeboat crew and well known
figure at the North Landing selling his crabs and lobsters,
passed away this week at the age of 82. These photos
were taken last summer.

Though he once traveled to Spain on vacation, he didn't
think much of it in comparison to Flamborough! He was
one of the last fishermen to fish out of North Landing,
before the bulk of the industry moved to Bridlington.

In his latter years, Robert spoke to us of his commitment
as a Christian. He was a life-long Methodist.

North Landing will never be quite the same.



For more information on Robert visit the Flamborough Today
link in the sidebar.

PHOTO ATC's

These are photo ATC's which means that they
were originally a part of a photo. Then I cropped
out the part I wanted and sized them down to two
and a half by three and a half inches.

Mosaic on the floor of Christchurch
Cathedral in New Zealand.

Part of my painting of Monterey Harbor.

Forget-me-nots in New Zealand.

















Fefan Island in Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia.
Fabulous photograph, but great needs among the people.

South Stack lighthouse on the Isle of Anglesey,
North Wales, UK


Tulips in New Zealand.

MORE ATC's

PALM TREES AT SUNSET

SILVER JANGLES

SIMPLY SQUARES

I have to admit to editing these ATC's on my Microsoft Digital Imaging Editor because it brings out the colors so well. However on the 'Silver Jangles' one, the dangling things were actually done in silver pencil, but since I like the intensity of the other colors I decided to leave them as they came up on the program.

GOOD COMPUTER NEWS

For all the complaining about computers, that I have done,
(and it's a lot), I have to admit that there are days when I'm
very pleased to have one. Like today!

Tacked

I scan eBay regularly for all things 'Flamborough' A few
days ago I came across a small blue and white teapot,
with 'Flamborough Head' written on the side.

Pink and Green Ribbon

Not very earth shaking, I know, but since I have the
matching blue and white mug, and the small sugar bowl,
(which I also found on eBay), I am very happy to say
that I won the bidding on this teapot.

Green Flash!

I know there is a small milk jug or creamer out there,
because I seem to recall seeing it and deciding that I
didn't want it. That was before I knew there was a
teapot and sugar bowl.

Primrose Daisy

I'm going to get my camera out and see if I can take a
photo of the pieces I have, then I can stop boring you
with all my ATC's.
Still, I feel a blog is so much more interesting with some-
thing more than just words on it.