About the Book
Book: Inspired Artistry
Author: Pamela Poole
Genre: Non-fiction, Devotional
Release Date: March 30, 2020
Spirit-filled creative expression is an outreach for Christians to be ambassadors of the Kingdom.
This insightful devotional explores how the imprint of our Creator on
all mankind makes it natural for Christians to embrace their unique
gifts. Through Scripture, true stories, prayer, and study questions,
readers will explore how every person born has a meaningful gift to
contribute joy and beauty in the world. Led by the Holy Spirit,
believers can live higher than the corrupting influences that distort
Christ’s intent for our personal Inspired Artistry.
The pages of Inspired Artistry contain delightful illustrations and
pages for readers who journal to write their own “Inspired Musings.”
Click here to get your copy!
About the Author
Pamela
Poole’s love for the South inspires all her books and paintings. She
and her husband Mark currently live in Raleigh, NC, but she’s hoping to
get back home to the Lowcountry of SC someday.
If making her fictional stories public was a step of faith, writing
her first devotional was a leap! Believing all Christians have a sphere
of influence, she wanted to be certain that sharing her views was a
process grounded in Scripture. Pamela believes nothing is wasted for a
child of God. Using examples learned through challenging experiences,
she reveals accounts of true events that only her family knew about
before. Years of teaching art, teaching Bible Studies, leadership roles,
membership in guilds and associations, mentoring, painting, exhibiting,
and writing books has provided her with a wealth of hard-won lessons to
share.
Pamela lives life loving Jesus and her family as a wife, mother, and
Gigi, and she is blessed with true friends. She is a member of the
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society and PaintNC. Readers and art
enthusiasts alike can enjoy her Youtube channel for painting demos, art
history lessons and projects, and peeks into an author’s life. Her blog
can be found on her art and publishing websites. Her illustrations for
FREE coloring pages are her contribution to a cause she cares about, the
healing that happens through art, and they can be downloaded on her
websites. To enjoy the latest content, sign up for her newsletters and
follow Pamela Poole, Artist and Author and Southern Sky Publishing on
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
More from Pamela
“I don’t have a talented bone in my body.”
“I can’t even make stick people.”
“I’ve never taken art classes.”
As an artist, teacher, author, and craft lover, I’ve heard statements
like these all my life. My favorite is when my art students came to the
first class saying, “I can’t even draw a straight line!” Flashing them
my most engaging smile, I would respond brightly, “Me, either! I always
use a ruler.”
Every person on the planet has a special gift of creativity. It is the
stamp of our Maker, in whose image we are made. From the opening verses
of the Bible, creativity is the first attribute that God reveals about
Himself to mankind.
Christians have talents, but they do not think of them as creativity
or as having any value in their faith or outreach to the world.
Inspired Creativity—Embracing the Creative Calling is
my first devotional, written to encourage my sisters and brothers in
Christ to discover and develop their unique gifts. I base the book on
the authority of Scripture, and I use personal stories to apply the
biblical principles to real situations.
Many people shy away from their talents because of the rejection and
ridicule they could face from those whose tastes run differently. I
understand this well and have the scars to prove it after decades of
participating in professional organizations, art exhibitions, classes,
art galleries, and the online book market. Readers can look at any
author’s reviews and see they will range from mean and scathing to
helpful and glowing. By publishing this devotional, I have set myself up
for criticism by sharing what I’ve learned and how it all fits into a
biblical Christian worldview. Knowing how vulnerable creative Christians
feel, I point out in this book that if we are abiding in Christ and
following His lead, our work is inspired as both a healing, spiritual
growth activity for our souls and something He may call us to share. We
must get past our dread and remember we work to please Jesus, not
mankind. Since when did Christ’s enemy not attack those who talk about
Him or reach out in His name?
When writing Inspired Artistry, I faced a few scary moments when
relating experiences in my creative life that only my husband and son
knew had happened. But nothing is wasted when believers walk with
Christ, and I obeyed the tug on my heart and the spiritual certainty
that I traveled those roads for such a time as this. It is my prayer
that readers will discover and embrace their creative gifts for their
role as ambassadors of the Kingdom to come!
Note to readers who color and journal: the print version of this devotional has coloring and journaling pages.
Blog Stops
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Pamela is giving
away the grand prize package of Inspired Proverbs Coloring Journal, Tin
of Colored Pencils, and a print copy of Inspired Artistry – Embracing
the Creative Calling!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
As
the daughter of missionaries, Kara Swanson spent her childhood running
barefoot through the lush jungles of Papua New Guinea. Able to relate
with characters dropped into a unique new world, she quickly fell in
love with the fantasy genre. The award-winning author of The Girl Who
Could See, Kara is passionate about crafting stories of light shattering
darkness, connecting with readers, and becoming best friends with a
mermaid—though not necessarily in that order. Kara chats about coffee,
fairy tales and bookish things online (@karaswansonauthor) and at
karaswanson.com
Posts
