Nanci Stoeffler
- Jun 10, 2021
- 3 min
ART STORY: "Opening Jars of Clay" - Stewarding the Light
When creating this painting, I heard the phrase “Opening Jars of Clay”. In my mind’s eye, I saw the lid of a clay jar being lifted in...
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Nanci Stoeffler
- May 18, 2021
- 1 min
Poem: Feathered
I wrote this poem "Feathered" in 2013. The background image is a close-up of one of my painting, "Wings are for Flight".
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Nanci Stoeffler
- May 12, 2021
- 3 min
Art Story: "The Singing Tree" - Breaking the Bondage of the Fear of Man
When I was in my early thirties (around the year 2000) I found myself becoming rather paralyzed by the opinions of other people. It...
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Nanci Stoeffler
- Apr 20, 2021
- 1 min
Art Story: "Joyful Mood" - The Message of Joy found in Art
I created this painting in 2016 using a new painting technique I was developing at the time. I enjoyed the whimsical, wispy movements and...
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Nanci Stoeffler
- Apr 14, 2021
- 1 min
Poem: Darkness of Space
Darkness of Space -- Deep and Mysterious, I gaze upwards into you long enough for my soul's map to open, becoming faintly aware of an...
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Nanci Stoeffler
- Mar 31, 2021
- 1 min
Art Story: "Through the Screen Door" - Delighting in Childhood Memories
Through the screen door begins endless hours spent dreaming and swinging, always believing I could touch the sky. Through the screen door...
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Nanci Stoeffler
- Mar 24, 2021
- 1 min
Art Story: "Releasing Song" - Discovering the Soul's Lost Melodies
As we become adults we often forget or board-up the child-like songs that we were meant to sing. We fear their freedom or we get buried...
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Nanci Stoeffler
- Mar 17, 2021
- 2 min
Art Story: "Stirred Anointing; Shared Blessing" - The Importance and Power of Community
On a Sunday morning in Missouri, a fellow artist-friend, Daniel, stopped me at church and said, “You need to create. No more excuses. You...
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Nanci Stoeffler
- Mar 4, 2021
- 2 min
Art Story: "Silhouettes in Grief" - Discovering the 'Man of Sorrows' in the Midst of Grief
This painting speaks to me of the beauty, movement and motion of grief on the human soul. It is to our detriment when we do not allow our...
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Nanci Stoeffler
- Feb 24, 2021
- 3 min
Art Story: "In the Midst of You" - Overcoming Toxic Influences Through the Truth of God's Greatness
There is someone in my life that unfortunately is a “toxic” person. After a long period of being out of touch, we had a brief exchange....
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