In the following tutorial, I walk you through how to draw Jesus with simple lines and shapes. All you need are a pencil, paper, and something to color with!
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Happy Halloween! In today’s tutorial, you will learn how to fold a simple origami skull memento mori for All Souls’ Day. Memento mori is Latin for “Remember you will die.” It’s meant to be a visual reminder of our mortality and isn’t meant to be a morbid thing. The skull can be simple black and white, or you can decorate it for Dia de los Muertos.
Suggested Supplies:
Crayola Washable Super Tips Markers https://amzn.to/3R5lsRI
Paper
Scissors (if needed)
Glue Stick
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Today, I walk you through how to make your own saint medals out of Shrinky Dinks. Shrinky Dinks are a fun shrinkable plastic. I’m including a saint medal template that you can use to plan out your design. It’s best to draw your design on regular paper first and then trace it onto your Shrinky Dink paper.
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In today’s video, I walk you through how to draw and paint a simple monstrance. I use gold watercolor paint on black paper, but you could also use gold acrylics, gold sharpies, crayons, pastels, etc.
Trekell Synthetic Watercolor Paintbrush Set https://amzn.to/3TKBYsV
Water
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Today I’m walking you through step-by-step how to draw and paint the Chaste Heart of St. Joseph. You can follow along with me on my YouTube channel to create your own Chaste Heart.
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Today I’m walking you through step-by-step how to draw and paint the Immaculate Heart of Mary. You can follow along with me on my YouTube channel to create your own Immaculate Heart.
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Today I’m walking you through step-by-step how to draw and paint the Sacred Heart of Jesus. You can follow along with me on my YouTube channel to create your own Sacred Heart.
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Happy May! The month of May is often the time families honor Mary with flowers, so I thought it would be fun to offer a video tutorial of how to draw Mary with a flower wreath crown. All you need are a pencil, paper, and something to color with. I used colored pencils, but you can use any media you desire! The nice thing about this project is you can change up the colors however you would like. Perfect for budding artists and the young at heart.
I did this project with my 4 year old and 7 year old. My oldest, Holly, gave Mary a flowing veil and depicted her surrounded by angels. My youngest drew her twice.
If you have children who are too young to draw along but like to color, I have a copy of the line art listed below that you’re free to print and use for personal use.
Feel free to tag me on Facebook or Instagram and use #artwithamyheyse so I can see your finished Marian masterpieces! You can find a few more drawing tutorials on my YouTube channel. I also have a St. Lucy painting tutorial available in my Etsy shop.
Sometimes a project is just meant to be. My dear friend, Elizabeth Zelasko, got me in touch with a lovely lady named Anne who felt called to commission an artist to create an original piece of artwork. The idea for this image was of a priest holding a lamb and Jesus guiding the priest. She knew the title would be “We Shepherd Together.” The image had been on her heart for years, but not being an artist herself she wasn’t sure where to begin. Elizabeth was one of the artists she got in touch with, but when she was unavailable to create the image, she got Anne in contact with me.
On the phone, I had a pretty clear idea of the direction I wanted to take for Anne’s piece and the sketch came together very quickly. In my personal experience, I have always found that there is a certain rhythm and flow to a project when it’s meant to be. It’s like my hand is drawing or painting faster or with a skill level I shouldn’t have. Though it’s hard to know for sure, these moments definitely feel guided by the Holy Spirit.
We Shepherd Together sketch
After I sent Anne the final image for her to approve, I can remember the feeling of elation I had when she said, “You nailed it!” It felt good to be part of the process of collaborating together to create a piece of art meant to inspire our clergy. If there’s a will, then there’s a way, and God always will find a way to make it happen.
Prints of “We Shepherd Together” are now available in my Etsy shop.
I had been listening to a podcast last spring about Eucharistic miracles. In the interview, they talked about the scientific testing that has been used on Eucharistic hosts. Under a microscope, the host looks like the heart of someone who has died from severe trauma.
The Holy Family aren’t bland, emotionless statues. My purpose with this series is to highlight that they were people who experienced severe trauma and were emotional beings.
Prints and stickers of each heart can be found on my Etsy page.
