Every year my church, The Highway Community, does this amazing installation called Stations of the Cross. It happens on Good Friday right before Easter and it is an event you don’t want to miss! There are so many details that go into it from the Last Supper food elements to the amazing candle displays EVERYWHERE to the ripped curtain at the end. The set up is so involved and Biblically accurate – it truly takes you back in time to the day when Jesus was crucified and rose from the dead. And it helps you mentally unpack that crazy powerful experience!

​It’s hard to believe that another year has already come and gone! Time is flying more and more quickly the older I get! It was a good year and there were definitely some fun projects along the way. Here is a tribute to some of the work that was done by Scatter Joy Designs!

Something I have been doing more of recently is creating Scripture Pictures.

A scripture picture is just a photo paired with a Bible verse or scripture passage. Super plain and simple yet difficult to create! I love creating them because they are good practice for my photography and graphic design skills. And in creating them, the scripture passage I work with totally comes to life in a richer way than just reading over it in my Bible.

Last weekend, I had the opportunity of attending Peninsula Bible Church’s Name of God Art Show. I used to attend this church when I was younger, but it’s been some time since I’d been there. I felt a little out of touch with everything and had no idea what to expect with the show but thankfully I was in for a grand treat!

​Every autumn, I get eager with anticipation for The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch!

It is an event like no other and is often one of the highlights of my season! I love going and marveling at the hundreds of amazing hand blown pumpkins. There is such a wide array of color, size, and style! No two pumpkins are the same yet some are very similar. Each pumpkin has it’s own unique brilliance as it glistens in the sunlight! It is a feast for the eyes and so much fun to photograph!

​A couple weeks ago, my husband and I took a quick trip to Las Vegas to celebrate our 3 year wedding anniversary. Las Vegas, despite it’s bad reputation, is a city that I LOVE!!!!! As a graphic designer & photographer, it really is a feast for the eyes. There are so many lights, colors, unique shapes, structures, floral arrangements, over the top theatrical displays, and amazing depictions of famous places all over the world. It’s like Disneyland for artists!

This summer I have been working on a fun project! Before I can share more about it though – let me go back to the beginning . . .

I first met Bonnie Gray aka The Faith Barista last year at our church’s artist meeting. I was excited to learn she was a writer since writers and photographers can often complement each other’s work. And I was excited to find out she knew of my mom who also is a writer. Moments later, our group leader announced that Bonnie was the speaker for that evening’s discussion. She shared an amazing tale of how she landed a book contract but was in a state of paralysis and could not write her book. It was a crazy unbelievable story that gripped us all. She ended the evening by sharing that she didn’t yet know how things would play out and if there ever would be a published book.

As a photographer, I am always on the lookout for fun ways to turn my zillions of photos into something other than an unloved JPG file on my computer or phone where it almost never gets viewed. I want to give life to these beautiful captured moments so that they can be seen and enjoyed! Just recently I discovered StickyGram. StickyGram is a printing company based in England that transforms your fabulous Instagram photos into cool things like magnets, phone cases, and iPad covers. What fun this discovery was for me!

​It’s always good to take a moment and look back at your progress. As we finish 2013 and begin a new year, I feel inclined to do just that – to take stock of what was completed and how effective it was. I am thankful to say that 2013 was a very exciting year for me both with Scatter Joy Designs & Scatter Joy Photos. Many projects were completed, many relationships were made or strengthened, and overall I feel satisfied with my work. Not only am I satisfied – I am proud of it and the part I played!