

Online Shop Relaunch!
I'm very excited to announce my online store has reopened!! I currently have 20 mini-print pendants available in my Limited Edition...
Nanci Stoeffler
Feb 28, 20221 min read


Art Story: "New Life" - Allowing Time to Create Layers of Beauty
After living in Missouri for 10 years, I unexpectedly needed to move back to Indiana to take care of some family matters. The first blue...
Nanci Stoeffler
Aug 12, 20211 min read


Sharing A Poem by Thomas Merton
I love poetry. I love writing and reading it. I am new to the poetry of the Catholic Monk, Thomas Merton. I have only read two of his...
Nanci Stoeffler
Aug 2, 20212 min read


Quote Analysis about What Defines Us...
"Man is defined by what troubles him, not by what reassures him." - Ellie Wiesel After contemplation, I would have to agree with this....
Nanci Stoeffler
Jul 21, 20211 min read


Journal Entries: The Value of Storytelling and a Lifestyle of Margin
I am, indeed a storyteller and I deeply value storytelling in its many, many variations. I felt compelled to share these two entries from...
Nanci Stoeffler
Jun 15, 20217 min read


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...
Nanci Stoeffler
Jun 10, 20213 min read


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".
Nanci Stoeffler
May 18, 20211 min read


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...
Nanci Stoeffler
May 12, 20213 min read


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...
Nanci Stoeffler
Apr 20, 20211 min read
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...
Nanci Stoeffler
Apr 14, 20211 min read


















