Imaging My Inner Fire: Finding My Path Through Creating Art
"Martha Jane Petersen's reflections will be welcomed by all who seek to determine how to use their gifts in a faithful response to God's calling. I have rejoiced with her as beauty emerged from scraps of cloth...a gift she has given to all by recording her search for spiritual integrity and how God has provided unimagined new directions for her life through art. She is articulate about the healing power of art in her own life and how art making gives her deeper connection to the Creator." --Sara Covin Juengst, Author,The Road Home: Images for the Spiritual Journey"...inspiring and invigorating - confronts stereotypes and misconceptions, [leaving] no doubt that one person can have many divine callings, sometimes they come as complete surprises. Encouraging us to move ahead with excitement and curiosity, no matter what our age or history, you will recognize so many of her challenges and appreciate the honesty with which she grapples. The book tells of boldness as strong as her colors...her life is a kinetic assortment of different elements that are not static, but moving and changing." --Ellen Cavendish Phillips, Artist, Sculptor, Liturgical Artist"...inspiring and invigorating - confronts stereotypes and misconceptions, [leaving] no doubt that one person can have many divine callings, sometimes they come as complete surprises. Encouraging us to move ahead with excitement and curiosity, no matter what our age or history, you will recognize so many of her challenges and appreciate the honesty with which she grapples. The book tells of boldness as strong as her colors...her life is a kinetic assortment of different elements that are not static, but moving and changing." --Ellen Cavendish Phillips, Artist, Sculptor, Liturgical Artist"...inspiring and invigorating - confronts stereotypes and misconceptions, [leaving] no doubt that one person can have many divine callings, sometimes they come as complete surprises. Encouraging us to move ahead with excitement and curiosity, no matter what our age or history, you will recognize so many of her challenges and appreciate the honesty with which she grapples. The book tells of boldness as strong as her colors...her life is a kinetic assortment of different elements that are not static, but moving and changing." --Ellen Cavendish Phillips, Artist, Sculptor, Liturgical Artist