Prayerfully Sent: A Vision in the Making Part 1
From vision to vessel-seventeen years of prayer and preparation now poured into a space for Christ-centered creativity and Kingdom purpose.
Prayerfully Sent has been a vision long before I fully understood it—starting in my early 20s, even before I gave my life to Christ. How marvelous is the work of the Lord’s hand, even in the process of creating craft spaces!
My art journey began as a child with very little in supplies but a heart overflowing with the desire to create. By the time I reached adulthood, I believed that I “needed” to go to formal university to be an artist. I’m not discrediting formal artistic education—it serves many people well. However, the art school I attended didn’t provide the training I was hoping for and paying for. Years later, that same school was closed due to corruption. Thank God my husband and I paid off our debt and are living free from those chains.
Though I stepped away from formal art school, I chose to pursue my path as a Visual Communications Artist. Through that journey, the Lord blessed my husband and I with children and rich life experiences outside the country. I treasured our time living in Okinawa, Japan, and our trip to Rome, Italy, where the richness of art is celebrated at every turn.
Visual Communications became my calling through paper crafting, graphic design, mixed media, fiber arts, watercolor painting, and sketching. I realized that although formal university might be great for others, for me it was not. Through hands-on experience, I was able to achieve enjoyable and satisfying results that are continuously expanding and growing.
You don’t need a degree to be an artist.
Seventeen Years of Creative Spaces: Every Size, Every Season
For 17 years as a Visual Communications Artist, I’ve built art studios of every size—from tiny apartment corners to large dedicated spaces—across different homes and even countries. My approach has never been about copying someone else’s setup, but about creating spaces uniquely suited to my style and workflow. In upcoming journal publications, I’ll share the organizational strategies that have served me through every season and studio transition.
Each space taught me something different about working within limitations, maximizing creativity, and finding beauty in constraint. Whether it was a corner of the kitchen table during military moves or a dedicated room when we were blessed with more space, every creative corner held purpose and potential.
Today’s post shares the heart behind this journey. In upcoming posts, I’ll reveal the new studio that finally fits me perfectly—a space designed for Prayerfully Sent and God’s Kingdom purpose. You’ll see the practical planning process, the transformation itself, and how every element serves both function and faith.
A Prayerful Reflection
This studio is more than a space filled with tools—it is a sanctuary set apart by prayer and quiet perseverance. Every brushstroke, every stitch, carries Kingdom purpose, becoming a tangible way to honor Christ through creativity.
The Lord has been faithful through every season of this creative journey: from the child with few supplies but abundant dreams, to the questioning young adult, to now—a homeschooling mother, appointed and set apart for His purposes. Each season prepared me for this moment, this space, this calling.
May your own creative corners become sacred places where faith blossoms into beautiful expressions.
A Prayerful Invitation
I invite you to prayerfully dedicate your own creative space—whether big or small—to the Lord’s loving work. May each moment spent there be filled with His peace and presence, guiding your hands and heart to sow seeds of faith and create lasting impressions for His glory.
Consider how your own creative journey has been a path of preparation. What has the Lord been preparing in your heart through every season of creating? How might He be calling you to use your gifts for Kingdom purposes?
I’d love to hear about your creative journey and the spaces where you’ve created over the years. Tell me about it in the comments below—every story of faith-filled creativity is worth celebrating.
Coming next in the series: Digital Design Tools: How Lowe’s Kitchen Visualizer Transformed My Planning Process Pt. 2
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